European Central Bank
1 storyEuropean Central Bank is a euro area central bank. The remit of European Central Bank connects digital euro project with payment system oversight, while financial stability analysis adds another institutional function. Specific responsibilities at European Central Bank include financial market infrastructure oversight, settlement system governance, central bank monetary authority, and prudential banking regulation. Coverage should link European Central Bank with financial market infrastructure oversight. At European Central Bank, drafts or staff views on prudential banking regulation are not final institutional decisions. When another authority leads settlement system governance, attribute the measure there until European Central Bank adopts or implements it.
ECB Advances Tokenized Finance With Pontes and Appia Initiatives
The European Central Bank is developing infrastructure to let banks settle tokenized assets on distributed ledgers using central bank money, aiming to reduce market fragmentation and maintain regulatory safeguards as digital finance evolves