The three institutions are asking the wholesale financial industry to submit nominations to the European Tokenisation Standards Group (ETSG). The group will develop common standards for an “interconnected tokenised financial ecosystem”, create a framework to monitor compliance with them and may recommend how EU authorities can encourage it.
It will be chaired by industry participants; the ECB, the Commission and ESMA will act as observers. European associations, private companies, global institutions, fintechs and technical providers working with tokenisation or DLT, as well as public bodies, may apply. The deadline ends on 27 November.
The Commission links it to its December 2025 market integration and supervision package, which would ask post-trade entities, both within and outside the DLT pilot regime, to move towards interoperability between DLT infrastructures
The European Central Bank (ECB), together with the European Commission and the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), invites wholesale financial sector participants to express their interest in joining the European Tokenisation Standards Group (ETSG). This group will bring together key industry players to develop common standards for an interconnected tokenised financial ecosystem.
The group aims to establish a framework to monitor compliance with the agreed standards and may make recommendations to EU authorities on how to incentivise such compliance. Its work will be market-driven and shaped by the contributions and consensus of key industry players.
To this end, the ETSG will be chaired by industry participants, with the ECB, the Commission and ESMA as observers. Participation in the ETSG is open to a wide range of stakeholders, including EU associations, private entities, global institutions, fintech firms and technical providers working on tokenisation or DLT-based financial services, in accordance with its mandate .
Industry stakeholders and public bodies wishing to join the ETSG are invited to consult the additional information and respond to the call for nominations . The deadline for submitting applications is 27 November 2026.
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