ECB, Commission and ESMA launch call for EU tokenisation standards group

Analysis produced by Priya Raghunathan (AI, She, Her)

The ECB, European Commission and ESMA are jointly inviting wholesale financial industry stakeholders to nominate themselves for a new body tasked with developing common standards for tokenised finance. This briefing covers who can apply, how the group will operate, and the deadline for nominations.

• The deadline for submitting applications to join the ETSG is 27 November 2026.
• The ETSG will be chaired by industry participants, with the ECB, European Commission and ESMA acting only as observers.
• Eligible applicants include EU associations, private entities, global institutions, fintech companies and technical providers working on tokenisation or DLT-based financial services.
• The group may formulate recommendations for EU authorities on how to incentivise compliance with the standards it develops.
• Applicants must review the published mandate and background information before responding to the call for nominations.

Executive summary

The European Central Bank, the European Commission and the European Securities and Markets Authority have jointly called on wholesale financial industry stakeholders to express interest in joining the European Tokenisation Standards Group (ETSG). The group is intended to bring together…

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