ECB maps path to T+1 settlement and tokenized assets

Community Trust Score Verified 88 % Real Verified 32 votes Updated 6 minutes ago European Central Bank officials discussed the planned transition to T+1 securities settlement in October 2027 alongside longer-term work on tokenized settlement infrastructure. A speech published on October 29 outlined how shortening the conventional settlement cycle and experimenting with new technology fit into a broader modernization of financial markets. T+1 settlement requires most eligible securities trades to settle one business day after the trade date, replacing a longer conventional cycle.