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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A Path to Greater CFTC-SEC Alignment

Earlier this week, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) held a roundtable on regulatory harmonization – an initiative we wholeheartedly support. The US regulatory framework has evolved over time to facilitate financial markets...

Working Towards Tokenized Collateral

One of the lessons learned from recent market shocks – including the 2020 dash for cash and the UK gilt market crisis in 2022 – is that when volatility strikes and market participants must suddenly generate large amounts of cash...