ISDA Response to BIS Consultation on Tokenization of Payments and Financial Transactions

On July 30, ISDA submitted a response to a Bank for International Settlements (BIS) consultation on leveraging tokenization for payments and financial transactions. In the response, ISDA focused on the legal, regulatory and documentation issues relevant to the derivatives market, including financial market infrastructure. The response highlights the opportunities and challenges of tokenization in wholesale derivatives markets given the increasing scale of the technological, operational and commercial infrastructure used to facilitate trading, clearing, reporting and processing of derivatives transactions.

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ISDA Comments on Executive Order 14219

On October 23, ISDA’s North American Tax Working Group (NATWG) submitted comments in response to the US Department of the Treasury and Internal Revenue Service statement regarding taxpayer recommendations on regulations identified under Executive Order 14219, ensuring lawful governance and...