Treasury names six banks to lead the UK's first digital gilt
Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds, Morgan Stanley, NatWest and RBC Capital Markets will underwrite and distribute the DIGIT pilot, which is expected by Q1 2027.
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Eurosystem goes live with Pontes, bringing central bank money to tokenised settlement
Thirteen banks and four DLT operators have onboarded for launch. Longer hours and more features will be phased in, with full implementation expected by 2028.