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ECB Launches Pontes to Settle Tokenized Assets in Central Bank Euros

A wholesale rail that links private distributed‑ledger platforms to TARGET services to provide banks with central‑bank euros for settlement.

Saudi Central Bank Leaves China‑Led mBridge After Planned CBDC Trial

ECB Opens Merchant Recruitment for 2027 Digital Euro Pilot

Bank of England Moves Digital Pound Lab Into Phase Two With Polygon, NOBO and Dun & Bradstreet

Bank of Korea Sets September Start for Expanded CBDC Pilot as Audit Gap Draws Scrutiny

ECB Picks 36 Payment Firms for Digital Euro Pilot

Bank of England Says Farage Lobbying Did Not Alter Digital Pound Policy

Hong Kong Launches e-HKD Pilot for After-Hours Derivatives Margin Payments

Shin Hyun-song Takes Bank of Korea Helm, Pledges Cautious Policy and Won Overhaul

ECB Invites Experts to Write Digital Euro Rules for ATMs and Card Terminals

Bank of Korea Starts Phase 2 Digital Won Pilot With Nine Banks to Test Subsidy Payments

China to Let Banks Pay Interest on Digital Yuan From Jan. 1, 2026

Norway Pauses Digital Krone Plan as Central Bank Sees No Immediate Need

South Africa’s Central Bank Pauses Retail CBDC to Focus on Payments Overhaul

Italian Banks Back Digital Euro, Urge Phased Costs and Twin-System Model

ECB Moves Digital Euro to Final Prep Phase With 2027 Pilot and 2029 Target

ECB Names Vendors for Digital Euro, Taps Feedzai for AI Fraud Scoring

EU Finance Ministers Back Roadmap Giving Council Pre-Decision Role on Digital Euro