The European Central Bank (ECB) has launched the "Digital Euro for Banks" and is preparing to purchase tokenized bonds. Pontes provides Deutsche Bank, Santander, and other institutions with a direct channel to settle tokenized assets using central bank money. The Eurosystem launched Pontes on Monday, giving banks a direct channel to settle tokenized assets using

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The ECB has launched Pontes, the first initiative under the Eurosystem’s strategic programme to make central bank money fit for a tokenised future International Finance Business Desk 3 Min Read On Monday, the Eurosystem launched Pontes, a solution that allows for the settlement of wholesale transactions in tokenised assets using central bank money. Pontes is

TL;DR The European Central Bank has launched Pontes, a wholesale settlement service for tokenized financial assets. Pontes settles transactions in central-bank money through TARGET Services and DLT interoperability. The system is institutional infrastructure and is separate from the retail digital-euro project. The European Central Bank has launched Pontes, giving institutions a new route for settling

PRESS RELEASE Eurosystem brings central bank money to tokenised finance 21 September 2026 Pontes enables wholesale tokenised asset transactions to be settled in central bank money Launch marks first step in implementing the Eurosystem's strategy for tokenised finance Banks and market infrastructures to join in a gradual approach The Eurosystem today launched Pontes, a solution

By PYMNTS  |  September 21, 2026 The European Central Bank is expanding its digital euro efforts with its new Pontes solution. Announced Monday (Sept. 21), Pontes allows wholesale transactions in tokenized assets to be settled using central bank money. “The Eurosystem is working to enable a more integrated, innovative and resilient European financial market in the digital age,” Christine

The European Central Bank (ECB) launched Pontes on Monday, giving banks and other eligible financial institutions a new way to settle tokenized asset transactions using central-bank money. ECB President Christine Lagarde announced the platform’s launch during a Eurogroup meeting on Friday, describing Pontes as a digital euro designed specifically for financial institutions trading tokenized assets