ECB deploys Pontes platform to settle wholesale tokenized assets in central-bank money The EU central bank's new wholesale platform connects DLT market infrastructure to its payment rails, separate from the retail digital euro pilot planned for 2027. The ECB president, Christinie Lagarde, said the launch of Pontes will take place today, Sept. 21. (Felix Schmidt/ECB

The European Central Bank (ECB) has launched 'Pontes,' a system enabling financial institutions to settle tokenized asset transactions using central bank money without relying on private payment assets such as stablecoins. Designed as part of the Eurosystem's tokenized finance strategy, the system will initially offer core functionalities and expand incrementally through 2028 in terms of

Brazil's financial authorities said they will pursue a securities tokenization pilot program using distributed ledger technology (DLT). The program will assess whether DLT can be applied across the entire securities process, including issuance, trading, custody and settlement, and use the results to refine related regulations. The pilot will test stocks, corporate bonds and fund units

TRAI has tightened anti-spam rules by adding AI-based detection and requiring telecom operators to share suspected spam-number data. Caller ID apps must share spam reports via the DLT platform, while A2P calls require prior declaration and may face termination charges of up to 5 paise/minute. Image for representation. (Inset: Truecaller logo)(Unsplash, Truecaller) The Telecom Authority

Your browser does not support the audio element. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has notified the Telecom Commercial Communication Customer Preference (Third Amendment) Regulations, 2026, introducing tighter regulatory guardrails against Unsolicited Commercial Communications (UCC) and bringing third-party caller-ID platforms and Call Management Applications (CMAs) under direct compliance oversight. Under the amended framework, call-management

According to industry media Ledger Insights on September 18, the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission (CVM) is advancing a pilot program using distributed ledger technology (DLT) to test the application of securities tokenization in the capital markets. The program currently only involves simulated trading and does not involve any real securities or real investor funds.