HM Treasury has announced plans to give the Bank of England a new secondary objective to support innovation in payment systems. HM Treasury and City Minister Lucy Rigby have confirmed plans to introduce a new secondary objective for the Bank of England, requiring the central bank to support innovation in payment systems and emerging forms

The European Central Bank (ECB) is moving ahead with plans to build an integrated European market for tokenised assets, Executive Board member Piero Cipollone said on Wednesday, warning that fragmented digital platforms could deepen divisions in Europe’s capital markets. Speaking at the Deutsche Bundesbank’s Symposium on “Future of payments: trends and innovations in Germany and

Japan is preparing to develop a financial infrastructure that would allow near-instantaneous, around-the-clock settlement of stock and Japanese government bond transactions through distributed ledger technology (DLT), commonly known as blockchain. According to reports, this initiative aims to modernize the countrys payment and securities settlement systems, reducing the delays that currently exist between trade execution and

India Set To Launch First Tokenised Corporate Bond In September With ₹5 Billion Pilot State-owned REC will test blockchain-based bond issuance and wholesale e-rupee settlement as regulators assess faster, more transparent debt-market infrastructure. August 27, 2026 02:04 +08 India's first tokenized corporate bond pilot will test DLT issuance and CBDC settlement, with REC expected to

ChainThink reports that, according to Crowdfund Insider, the European Central Bank's upcoming "Pontes" distributed ledger ecosystem is set to launch officially on September 21. Pontes operates on the Eurosystem's DLT platform, providing distributed ledger services such as tokenization for European wholesale markets. Participants can settle transactions using cash tokens or through the Eurosystem’s existing real-time