ECB selects 61 stakeholders for Appia group on tokenised-asset settlement

Key Takeaways

• 01The ECB selected 61 stakeholders for its Appia contact group on 19 August 2026.
• 02Appia will support Eurosystem work on tokenisation in financial-market infrastructure.
• 03Pontes is intended to link DLT market platforms with TARGET Services for settlement in central bank money.
• 04The initiative is relevant to EU markets, including Luxembourg and Sweden.
• 05The selection does not itself impose new legal obligations or launch an operational settlement service.