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20th of January 2026

Rethinking Payments – Wholesale Settlement Solutions as an Anchor

Strengthening Europe’s Sovereignty in Interbank Payments through Blockchain with a Distribution Solution!

This paper examines the Eurosystem’s initiatives Pontes and Appia and explains why today’s architectural choices will shape Europe’s financial sovereignty tomorrow. It makes the case for a distribution-based approach as the most effective way to combine innovation, efficiency, and robust regulatory control.

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19th of December 2025

Securitisation reform

We have reached an important milestone, but there is still a great deal of work to be done

The reform of the EU securitisation regulations has reached an important milestone: representatives from the member states have agreed on a joint position on the European Commission’s draft proposal.

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11th of December 2025

GBIC on ECB plans for more efficient regulation and supervision

Right direction, but urgent action is required

The German Banking Industry Committee (GBIC) welcomes the initiatives of the European Central Bank (ECB) to simplify regulation under the leadership of Vice-President Luis de Guindos and of the Single Supervisory Mechanism (SSM) to reform European banking supervision.

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