Nº 5 · 2026-W469 Nov – 15 November 2026Open — updated as items are verified

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ECB, European Commission and ESMA call for nominations to the European Tokenisation Standards Group

22 quote-verified items · 8 from regulators and central banks · 6 jurisdictions (EU, APAC, Global, US, Middle East, UK)

Mon 09
ECB, European Commission and ESMA call for nominations to the European Tokenisation Standards GroupFMA consults on clearer regulatory pathway for NZD referenced and backed payment stablecoinsLiv by Emirates NBD, Universal and Aquanow to deliver the first integration of a CBUAE-registered USD-backed stablecoin into the UAE digital banking ecosystemAvalanche to Serve as Core Ledger Technology for Clearing and Settlement of NYSE-affiliated Upcoming Tokenized Securities PlatformPNC Bank Launches Incoming Stablecoin Payments for Corporate and Institutional Banking Clients
Tue 10
Central Bank of Ireland’s Madouros: tokenisation needs settlement in central bank money and interoperable tokenised deposits; Bank to launch industry sprints and a Tokenisation Access PointCzech National Bank issues its first DLT bonds, testing purchases, sales against payment and repo with a domestic bankECB's Cipollone to the European Parliament: a swift trilogue deal on the Single Currency Package would give legal certainty for the digital euroAnchorage Digital Bank provides stablecoin minting, redemption and custody for Lydian’s merchant payments platformVisa adds Monad as a stablecoin settlement network for participating issuers and acquirersMoody's Ratings and Chainlink complete testnet pilot distributing credit ratings across multiple blockchains via CCIPStandard Chartered pilots a redemption liquidity facility for Ant International’s investment in tokenised money market funds
Wed 11
FSB peer review of Türkiye recommends a dedicated stablecoin regime and stronger crypto-asset supervisionDeutsche Bank launches digital asset custody for institutional and corporate clients after BaFin approvalSuhyup Bank starts a tokenised deposit FX remittance proof of concept on Partior with SOOHO.IO (Project Namsan Phase 2)
Thu 12
NYDFS issues advertising and marketing guidance for BitLicensees and limited purpose trust companies, effective May 12, 2027Anchorage Digital Bank stablecoins become native settlement assets on Visa’s network, starting with Western Union’s USDPTBitGo Bank & Trust clients can now mint and redeem USDC from their Go Accounts via BitGo MintBNY says Galaxy and Figment provide validator infrastructure for staking on its Digital Asset Custody platformDTCC to connect its Tokenization Service to Solana, with DTC-tokenized assets expected there in the second half of 2027UK bank Griffin raises $20M Series B to add card issuing and stablecoin reserve and on-chain payments services
Fri 13
National Bank of Kazakhstan, after first placing tokenized notes on KASE, plans tokenized government bonds with the Ministry of Finance in Q1 2027
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Sun 15

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T1Regulator9 November 2026 · ESMA

FactThe ECB, the European Commission and ESMA are calling on wholesale financial industry stakeholders to express interest in joining the European Tokenisation Standards Group (ETSG), which will develop common standards for an interconnected tokenised financial ecosystem. The group aims to set up a framework for monitoring compliance with the agreed standards and may recommend to EU authorities how to incentivise compliance; it will be chaired by industry participants, with the ECB, the Commission and ESMA as observers. Applications are due by 27 November 2026.

Why it mattersBanks building tokenised securities, deposit or settlement services in the EU can apply to help write the common standards the ECB, Commission and ESMA will observe, and any compliance-monitoring framework the group sets up could shape how interoperable their DLT platforms need to be.

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Regulators & central banks

9 Nov 2026APACFinancial Markets Authority, New Zealand (media release via Scoop)
FMA consults on clearer regulatory pathway for NZD referenced and backed payment stablecoins
FactNew Zealand's Financial Markets Authority (FMA) – Te Mana Tātai Hokohoko is asking for feedback on a proposed regulatory approach for certain New Zealand dollar referenced and backed stablecoins designed for payments rather than investment.
Why it mattersBecause qualifying NZD payment stablecoins would have to be backed by New Zealand dollars held at a registered bank, New Zealand banks are directly in scope as reserve holders, and the FMA explicitly invites financial institutions to comment on the safeguards.
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10 Nov 2026EUCentral Bank of Ireland
Central Bank of Ireland’s Madouros: tokenisation needs settlement in central bank money and interoperable tokenised deposits; Bank to launch industry sprints and a Tokenisation Access Point
FactCentral 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.
Why it mattersBanks 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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10 Nov 2026EUCzech National Bank
Czech National Bank issues its first DLT bonds, testing purchases, sales against payment and repo with a domestic bank
FactThe Czech National Bank says it has issued koruna-denominated bonds in tokenised form on the DLT infrastructure operated by the Central Securities Depository, and tested bond transfers, purchases and sales against payment, and repo transactions with a domestic commercial bank as counterparty; settlement took place almost instantaneously, the transactions took place in October and November, and their volume was in the tens of thousands of koruna.
Why it mattersCzech banks that deal with the CNB in monetary policy operations now have a central bank statement that tokenised CNB bonds, including repo against them, work end to end on the depository's DLT platform, alongside the Governor's position that settlement should rest on central bank money rather than stablecoins.
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10 Nov 2026EUEuropean Central Bank
ECB's Cipollone to the European Parliament: a swift trilogue deal on the Single Currency Package would give legal certainty for the digital euro
FactIn an introductory statement to the European Parliament's Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs in Brussels on 10 November 2026, ECB Executive Board member Piero Cipollone said a swift conclusion of the ongoing trilogue negotiations would allow the Single Currency Package to be adopted by the end of the year, giving the ECB the legal certainty to complete digital euro preparations, and that a possible first issuance date can be set only after the Regulation is adopted.
Why it mattersBanks preparing for the digital euro still have no fixed issuance date, which the ECB says depends on the Regulation being adopted, while the stated 2 November date for the ESM bond confirms that Pontes is already settling large DLT issuances in central bank money.
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11 Nov 2026GlobalFinancial Stability Board
FSB peer review of Türkiye recommends a dedicated stablecoin regime and stronger crypto-asset supervision
FactThe Financial Stability Board published its second Peer Review of Türkiye on 11 November 2026, examining the country’s progress in implementing the FSB recommendations for the regulation and supervision of crypto-asset activities, including stablecoins.
Why it mattersBanks with Turkish operations or counterparties should expect stablecoin-specific rules to follow the crypto-asset service provider regime, while the existing ban on crypto-assets for domestic payments remains one of the safeguards the FSB credits for limiting spillovers into banking.
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12 Nov 2026USNew York State Department of Financial Services
NYDFS issues advertising and marketing guidance for BitLicensees and limited purpose trust companies, effective May 12, 2027
FactIn an industry letter dated November 12, 2026, the New York State Department of Financial Services told virtual currency entities licensed under 23 NYCRR Part 200 (BitLicensees) and limited purpose trust companies chartered under the New York Banking Law that they must develop, maintain and enforce comprehensive advertising and marketing policies, reviewed and approved annually by the board or a designated subcommittee.
Why it mattersNew York-chartered limited purpose trust companies, including stablecoin issuers and crypto custodians that banks partner with, now face explicit board-level marketing governance and disclosure expectations, which banks distributing or co-marketing their products should factor into partner due diligence.
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13 Nov 2026APACNational Bank of Kazakhstan
National Bank of Kazakhstan, after first placing tokenized notes on KASE, plans tokenized government bonds with the Ministry of Finance in Q1 2027
FactThe National Bank of Kazakhstan said on 13 November 2026, reporting on the XIV Congress of Financiers of Kazakhstan in Almaty, that Governor Timur Suleimenov told the congress the National Bank had placed tokenized notes on KASE for the first time in November and, together with the Ministry of Finance, plans to issue tokenized government bonds in the first quarter of 2027.
Why it mattersFor Kazakh banks on KASE's digital financial assets market, the central bank has put tokenized sovereign bonds, alongside its own tokenized notes, on a stated Q1 2027 timetable, which bears on how they prepare custody, settlement and liquidity operations for tokenized government paper.
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Banks & market infrastructure

9 Nov 2026Middle EastEmirates NBD (press release via Zawya)
Liv by Emirates NBD, Universal and Aquanow to deliver the first integration of a CBUAE-registered USD-backed stablecoin into the UAE digital banking ecosystem
FactLiv, Emirates NBD's digital bank, has partnered with Universal Digital Intl Ltd and Aquanow ME FZE to introduce USDU, which the release describes as the UAE's first CBUAE-registered USD-backed stablecoin, into the Liv ecosystem.
Why it mattersIt is a template for a UAE bank distributing a third-party, CBUAE-registered dollar stablecoin inside its own retail app through a licensed infrastructure partner, rather than issuing one itself.
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9 Nov 2026USAva Labs (press release via PR Newswire)
Avalanche to Serve as Core Ledger Technology for Clearing and Settlement of NYSE-affiliated Upcoming Tokenized Securities Platform
FactAva Labs says Avalanche will support NYSE's affiliated upcoming digital alternative trading system (ATS) by providing the core ledger technology to the platform's clearing firm.
Why it mattersBanks acting as custodians, clearing members or cash providers for US equities will need to plan for a permissioned, always-on settlement ledger at a major exchange group, separate from the chains on which the tokenized shares themselves are issued.
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9 Nov 2026USPNC Bank (newsroom)
PNC Bank Launches Incoming Stablecoin Payments for Corporate and Institutional Banking Clients
FactPNC Bank is making incoming USDC payments available to its Corporate & Institutional Banking (C&IB) clients: clients can receive USDC on the Ethereum blockchain, powered by Coinbase Payment products, and the payments are automatically converted 1-to-1 to U.S. dollars and deposited into a designated PNC deposit account.
Why it mattersIt shows a large US bank accepting stablecoin receipts for corporate clients while keeping the client's balance as an ordinary bank deposit, with the token conversion handled by a crypto infrastructure partner.
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10 Nov 2026USAnchorage Digital
Anchorage Digital Bank provides stablecoin minting, redemption and custody for Lydian’s merchant payments platform
FactAnchorage Digital announced on 10 November 2026 a partnership with Lydian, a digital asset payment infrastructure company that lets merchants and payment providers accept stablecoins and settle in local currency.
Why it mattersThe deal shows a federally chartered crypto bank taking the mint, redeem and custody role behind point-of-sale stablecoin acceptance, while the settlement-hub role that would compete most directly with acquiring banks is still only being explored.
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10 Nov 2026USMonad Foundation (via GlobeNewswire)
Visa adds Monad as a stablecoin settlement network for participating issuers and acquirers
FactThe Monad Foundation announced on 10 November 2026 that Visa has added support for the Monad network as a stablecoin settlement network, giving participating Visa issuers and acquirers another option to settle Visa obligations in stablecoins over a blockchain.
Why it mattersCard-issuing and acquiring banks in Visa's stablecoin settlement program gain one more blockchain option for settling with Visa, though the release names no issuer or acquirer that has chosen Monad and its privacy feature is not yet live.
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10 Nov 2026GlobalChainlink (via PR Newswire)
Moody's Ratings and Chainlink complete testnet pilot distributing credit ratings across multiple blockchains via CCIP
FactMoody's Ratings and Chainlink announced on 10 November 2026 the completion of a pilot in which Chainlink's Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) delivered credit ratings from the Moody's Ratings Token Integration Engine (TIE) simultaneously to permissioned and permissionless blockchain networks.
Why it mattersBanks issuing or holding tokenised bonds and funds may eventually be able to read credit ratings on the chains where those assets sit, but this was a testnet exercise with no live ratings and no production date.
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10 Nov 2026APACStandard Chartered
Standard Chartered pilots a redemption liquidity facility for Ant International’s investment in tokenised money market funds
FactStandard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited announced on 10 November 2026 the successful pilot with Ant International of a redemption liquidity facility for Ant International’s investment in a tokenised money market fund.
Why it mattersBanks with corporate treasury clients holding tokenised money market funds can see a bank financing product being used to cover the redemption settlement gap, although the release gives no facility size, fund name or network and describes the work as a pilot.
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11 Nov 2026EUDeutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank launches digital asset custody for institutional and corporate clients after BaFin approval
FactDeutsche Bank says it has officially launched its digital asset custody solution for institutional and corporate clients in Europe, having achieved regulatory approval from Germany's Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin).
Why it mattersThe September plan is now a BaFin-approved, live service, so European corporate and institutional clients can hold Bitcoin, Ether and e-money tokens such as USDC and EURC with a large universal bank rather than a specialist crypto custodian.
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11 Nov 2026APACPartior
Suhyup Bank starts a tokenised deposit FX remittance proof of concept on Partior with SOOHO.IO (Project Namsan Phase 2)
FactSOOHO.IO announced on 11 November 2026 that it is starting Project Namsan Phase 2 with Korea's Suhyup Bank, a proof-of-concept programme that tests FX remittance on Partior, the multi-bank settlement network that is production-live in USD, EUR and SGD using tokenised commercial bank deposits as the settlement asset; several other Korean financial institutions are in talks to take part.
Why it mattersKorean banks get a hands-on route to test tokenised deposit cross-border settlement on a live multi-bank network before domestic rules are set, with Suhyup Bank the first participant and a KRW leg still outside the current scope.
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12 Nov 2026USAnchorage Digital
Anchorage Digital Bank stablecoins become native settlement assets on Visa’s network, starting with Western Union’s USDPT
FactAnchorage Digital announced on 12 November 2026 that it is collaborating with Visa to support select stablecoins issued by Anchorage Digital Bank N.A. as native settlement assets on the Visa network, starting with USDPT, Western Union’s stablecoin.
Why it mattersIssuers and acquirers that settle with Visa gain a stablecoin option issued by a federally chartered bank rather than a non-bank issuer, and Anchorage’s stated aim to be a settlement bank for stablecoins puts it in a role traditionally held by correspondent and settlement banks.
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12 Nov 2026USBitGo (Business Wire release on bitgo.com)
BitGo Bank & Trust clients can now mint and redeem USDC from their Go Accounts via BitGo Mint
FactBitGo announced on 12 November 2026 that eligible clients of BitGo Bank & Trust, National Association, its OCC-regulated digital asset trust bank subsidiary, can now submit orders to mint and redeem USDC directly from their existing Go Account, routed through BitGo’s Circle Mint account with flat fees disclosed before the order is confirmed.
Why it mattersA trust bank aggregating issuer mint-and-redeem access inside its custody accounts competes directly with banks that want to offer institutional clients stablecoin on- and off-ramps without each client onboarding with every issuer.
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12 Nov 2026USBNY (insight article)
BNY says Galaxy and Figment provide validator infrastructure for staking on its Digital Asset Custody platform
FactIn a 12 November 2026 article on its Digital Asset Custody platform, BNY said its staking model keeps client assets within BNY’s custody framework while Galaxy and Figment provide validator infrastructure under BNY oversight.
Why it mattersA global custodian keeping staked assets in its own custody while overseeing third-party validators sets out an operating model, and a third-party-risk question, that other custody banks will face if clients ask for staking.
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12 Nov 2026USDTCC
DTCC to connect its Tokenization Service to Solana, with DTC-tokenized assets expected there in the second half of 2027
FactDTCC announced on 12 November 2026 plans to enable the tokenization of eligible assets custodied at The Depository Trust Company (DTC) on Solana by connecting the DTCC Tokenization Service (DTS), which launched on 28 October, to Solana’s L1 network.
Why it mattersBanks that are DTC Participants would be able to hold and move the same DTC-tokenized securities on a public blockchain as well as on the networks DTS already uses, which widens where tokenized collateral and liquidity can be deployed but also means custody, wallet and controls work must cover one more network from 2027.
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12 Nov 2026UKGriffin
UK bank Griffin raises $20M Series B to add card issuing and stablecoin reserve and on-chain payments services
FactGriffin, a UK bank for fintechs and platforms, announced on 12 November 2026 a $20M Series B led by Octagon Partners that values the company at over $100m.
Why it mattersA licensed UK bank building reserve services for stablecoin businesses targets the reserve-banking and on-chain payments role that issuers need from regulated banks, a segment mid-sized and BaaS banks can compete for.
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160 verified items · 231 initiatives · 52 jurisdictions

Dated deadlines ahead

17 Nov 2026 · APAC
Bank of Thailand public hearing on THB stablecoin regulatory principles closes
27 Nov 2026 · EU
Deadline to apply to join the European Tokenisation Standards Group
3 Dec 2026 · APAC
Amended FX Transactions Act and decree rules on cross-border virtual asset transfer monitoring take effect
10 Dec 2026 · US
FinCEN order prohibiting transmittals of funds involving MEXC Global takes effect
1 Jan 2027 · LatAm
Brazil virtual-asset providers' client balance, custody and proof-of-reserves reporting provisions take effect
1 Jan 2027 · LatAm
Brazil's 24-hour precautionary hold on large virtual-asset transfers abroad takes effect

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