Ani Popiashvili

Ani Popiashvili leads Tokenization4Services at the World Bank Group’s Digital & AI Vice Presidency, where she supports governments in understanding and navigating emerging technologies such as AI, blockchain, tokenization, and verifiable credentials as they shape the next generation of service delivery. She also co-leads the Digital Business ID program and the team’s Government-to-Business (G2B) services. Her work bridges technology and policy, helping public institutions make sense of frontier innovations, assess their relevance, and translate them into sound policy and practical action.

Previously, she was Portfolio Lead at the WBG’s Technology Innovation Office, leading emerging technology projects centered on AI, blockchain, fintech, digital assets, and tokenization. She led collaboration between the Technology Innovation Office and the World Bank’s business teams to conceptualize technology strategies, roadmaps, and solutions tailored to their specific business needs. Additionally, her work program focused on Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) explorations to support WBG member countries.