Regulation & supervision

Central Bank of Ireland to launch Tokenisation Access Point and industry sprints

10 November 2026EUSource: Central Bank of Ireland

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Central Bank of Ireland Deputy Governor Vasileios Madouros told the European Capital Markets Institute’s annual conference on 10 November 2026 that tokenisation is moving beyond experimentation towards live applications, though it remains limited in scale.
He named four areas for action: settlement in central bank money (citing the Eurosystem’s Pontes and Appia), legal and regulatory clarity under “same activity, same risk, same regulatory outcome”, interoperable tokenised deposits led by the private sector, and tokenised bonds from European sovereign and supranational issuers that settle on Pontes.
Building on a feedback statement published the previous week, he said the Central Bank will launch focused, time-bound sprints with industry and a Tokenisation Access Point for market participants.

Why it matters

Banks in Ireland get a planned direct channel to the Central Bank on how existing rules apply to tokenised activity, and a clear signal that the supervisor expects banks themselves to deliver pan-European interoperability for tokenised deposits.

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More detail

Who is affected

Banks and other market participants in Ireland working on tokenised finance, and European sovereign and supranational issuers.

Key dates

10 Nov 2026Madouros speech at the European Capital Markets Institute annual conference

What remains uncertain

The press release gives no launch date for the industry sprints or the Tokenisation Access Point
It does not say which dimensions of tokenised finance the sprints will cover

Key facts

Event: Speech
Jurisdiction: EU
Source: Central Bank of Ireland
Source tier: Tier 1 · Regulator / central bank
Product: Tokenized deposits, Tokenized securities

In the database

Institutions

European Central Bank / Eurosystem · Central Bank of Ireland

How we verified this

The source says

“The Central Bank will also launch a Tokenisation Access Point, providing a clearer route for market participants to engage with us on the evolving landscape, including on questions around the application of existing rules and frameworks.”

“Deputy Governor Madouros said tokenisation is moving beyond experimentation towards live applications, though it remains limited in scale.”

“Building on the feedback statement published last week, the Deputy Governor also highlighted that the Central Bank will launch a series of focused, time-bound sprints with industry on specific dimensions of tokenised finance.”

Verbatim from Central Bank of Ireland, matched word for word against the live page on 13 November 2026.

Sources

PrimaryCentral Bank of Ireland ↗2026-11-10T1Regulator

Evidence

Confidence: High Primary source (regulator / official record); quote string-matched against the live page.
Quote verified: 2026-11-13 11:59 UTC
Archived snapshot: SHA-256 9fbeceb52c815192… · fetched 2026-11-12 · Wayback Machine copy ↗
Source type: Primary Central Bank of Ireland ↗

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2026-11-11 Published

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