ECB launches Pontes system for settling wholesale tokenized assets using central‑bank money
The European Central Bank (ECB) has taken a significant step toward modernising the settlement of large‑scale financial transactions by introducing the Pontes platform, a wholesale‑focused infrastructure that enables the clearing and finalisation of tokenised assets using central‑bank money. While the retail‑oriented digital euro pilot, scheduled for a 2027 rollout, captures much of the public im…
Sept. 21, 2026, 11:18 a.m.