By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Executive Board member Piero Cipollone on Wednesday said the Eurosystem plans to launch its Pontes service for settling tokenized transactions in central bank money this year, with 24/7 operation and multi-currency capability envisaged by mid-2028.
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