ECB Launches Pontes, as Digital Euro Moves Closer

ECB Launches Pontes, as Digital Euro Moves Closer ECB's Pontes settles tokenised asset trades in central bank money Deutsche Bank, Santander, Société Générale already onboarded Full Pontes rollout targeted for completion by 2028 The European Central Bank (ECB) launched Pontes on Monday, September 21, giving banks a live channel to settle tokenized securities transactions using central-bank money. The Eurosystem simultaneously began preparing to…