Axiology to participate in ECB’s Pontes and Appia Contact Group initial launch
20 August 2026 Lithuania
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Axiology, a digital asset infrastructure platform, has been included in the European Central Bank’s (ECB’s) growing list of distributed ledger technology (DLT) operators for the initial launch of Pontes and the Appia Contact Group.
Pontes is a Eurosystem and ECB DLT-based initiative designed to link blockchain market platforms with central bank payment systems.
The Appia Contact Group is an advisory body aiming to bring together public and private financial sector stakeholders to help design a long-term market and mould Europe’s digital asset settlement infrastructure.
Axiology joins three other DLT operators on the Pontes list: Clearstream, SWIAT, and Cashlink.
The firm says that its participation in both initiatives will allow it to contribute to the practical implementation of DLT settlement and the future of Europe’s market infrastructure.
Pontes and Appia are intended to shape a European capital markets environment where tokenised securities can move more efficiently across regulated infrastructure by reducing fragmentation.
Axiology is preparing to connect its regulated DLT trading and settlement system with Eurosystem payment architecture.
The model being tested is one in which tokenised securities are recorded and transferred through Axiology’s offering and the corresponding cash leg can settle in central bank money, covering settlement scenarios spanning primary issuance, secondary market transactions, redemptions, and coupon or interest payments.
Commenting on the firm’s participation, Marius Jurgilas, CEO of Axiology, says: “Tokenisation will only deliver meaningful change to European capital markets if digital securities can connect effectively with the infrastructure institutions already rely on.
“Pontes is an important step in making that connection possible today, while Appia looks further ahead to how a more integrated tokenised financial ecosystem could develop.”
The initial launch is scheduled for 21 September 2026, and Axiology is currently progressing through the Pontes testing and certification process, with participation subject to the completion of operational prerequisites.
Pontes is a Eurosystem and ECB DLT-based initiative designed to link blockchain market platforms with central bank payment systems.
The Appia Contact Group is an advisory body aiming to bring together public and private financial sector stakeholders to help design a long-term market and mould Europe’s digital asset settlement infrastructure.
Axiology joins three other DLT operators on the Pontes list: Clearstream, SWIAT, and Cashlink.
The firm says that its participation in both initiatives will allow it to contribute to the practical implementation of DLT settlement and the future of Europe’s market infrastructure.
Pontes and Appia are intended to shape a European capital markets environment where tokenised securities can move more efficiently across regulated infrastructure by reducing fragmentation.
Axiology is preparing to connect its regulated DLT trading and settlement system with Eurosystem payment architecture.
The model being tested is one in which tokenised securities are recorded and transferred through Axiology’s offering and the corresponding cash leg can settle in central bank money, covering settlement scenarios spanning primary issuance, secondary market transactions, redemptions, and coupon or interest payments.
Commenting on the firm’s participation, Marius Jurgilas, CEO of Axiology, says: “Tokenisation will only deliver meaningful change to European capital markets if digital securities can connect effectively with the infrastructure institutions already rely on.
“Pontes is an important step in making that connection possible today, while Appia looks further ahead to how a more integrated tokenised financial ecosystem could develop.”
The initial launch is scheduled for 21 September 2026, and Axiology is currently progressing through the Pontes testing and certification process, with participation subject to the completion of operational prerequisites.
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