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ECB approves Pontes pilot agreement, initial phase to launch in September
The ECB Governing Council approved the Pontes initial go-live agreement, enabling wholesale transactions in tokenized assets to be settled in central bank money, with the initial phase scheduled to launch on September 21. The ECB also approved an assessment of the feasibility of interconnecting TIPS with Brazil’s instant payment system Pix.
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European Central BankFirst partyECB advances Pontes tokenized asset settlement pilot and assesses TIPS–Pix interconnection
The ECB Governing Council approved the Pontes initial go-live agreement, enabling wholesale transactions in tokenized assets to be settled in central bank money, with the initial phase scheduled to launch on September 21. The ECB also approved an assessment of the feasibility of interconnecting TIPS with Brazil’s instant payment system Pix, and designated the Visa Europe Payment System as a systemically important payment system subject to ECB-led oversight.