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Piero Cipollone: Pontes and Appia — unlocking opportunities for banks

Read the item · published 2026-10-21

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High Primary source (regulator / official record); quote string-matched against the live page.
Quote verified
2026-10-24 05:51 UTC
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SHA-256 c3e37f917f47510f82ac591a2ef9a645660df85ba4351cfd684840c8e6265d4f · fetched 2026-10-24 · Wayback Machine copy ↗
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Primary European Central Bank ↗
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… requested via email: [email protected] banks Italian Banking Association Piero Cipollone 21 October 2026 Member of the ECB's Executive Board www.ecb.europa.eu © www.ecb.europa.eu © Tokenisation is moving from experimentation to early adoption Settlement in euro central bank money is now available: since the launch of Pontes on 21 September 2026, distributed ledger technology (DLT) transactions can be settled in central bank money. DLT-based assets are being integrated into the collateral framework: since March 2026, DLT-based assets issued in central securities depositories (CSDs) can be mobilised as eligible collateral in Eurosystem credit operations. Interest from sovereign …
Change log (1)
  1. 2026-10-24 Newsroom 2026-10-24 morning: ECB Cipollone 'Pontes and Appia: unlocking opportunities for banks' (21 Oct, ECB PDF, quotes verified); cbdc tracker entry; Appia b (47317a3)

Verified quotes

  • “Settlement in euro central bank money is now available: since the launch of Pontes on 21 September 2026, distributed ledger technology (DLT) transactions can be settled in central bank money.”
  • “Developing Pontes through use: Pontes is now live, and user experience and feedback will guide its further development.”
  • “Complementary roles: the public sector provides the anchor for trust and necessary framework for the market to scale up safely; it is then up to the market to provide innovative services.”
  • “DLT-based assets are being integrated into the collateral framework: since March 2026, DLT-based assets issued in central securities depositories (CSDs) can be mobilised as eligible collateral in Eurosystem credit operations.”

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