ECB Connects Payment System to Blockchain with Launch of Pontes Platform
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ECB connects payment system to blockchain with launch of Pontes platform
The European Central Bank launched a new service this week linking its payment system to blockchain-based financial markets and said it would invest some of its own money in digital securities. The moves reflect a broader effort by central banks to adapt to the growing use of blockchain in finance, whereby assets are issued and […]
On 21 September, the Eurosystem launched the Pontes settlement service. It enables banks and other eligible financial institutions to settle tokenized bonds and other securities recorded in this way in central bank money. Pontes connects the distributed ledger systems in which these securities are recorded with the Eurosystem’s TARGET payment services.
The effects of the Pontes system, based on digital tokens (tokens) that allow the settlement of transactions using the currency of central banks, will not be immediate in Romania, but will be transmitted in time through banks, companies and trade flows connected to the euro area, says Claudiu Cazacu, consultant of the strategy XTB Romania. Europe begins to rewrite its financial architecture. [...]
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Suceava News OnlineEurope is beginning to rewrite its financial architecture. The ECB's announcement of 21 September changes blockchain technology in the official infrastructure of [...]
ECB Launches Pontes: Europe's Wholesale Markets Now Settle Tokenized Trades in Central Bank Money
The Eurosystem’s new blockchain settlement bridge went live September 21, 2026, with 13 institutions onboarded. It … ECB Launches Pontes: Europe’s Wholesale Markets Now Settle Tokenized Trades in Central Bank Money
Deutsche Bank and Santander Go Live on the ECB's New Blockchain Rail Pontes
The European Central Bank launched Pontes on September 21, 2026, a live blockchain settlement platform that lets banks settle tokenized securities trades directly in central bank money. Thirteen institutions, including Deutsche Bank, Santander and Clearstream, completed onboarding on day one, with the ECB planning to expand toward round-the-clock service by 2028.
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