Institutional financial building representing UK tokenised wholesale market infrastructure initiative

FCA and Bank of England Set Out Joint Vision for Tokenised Wholesale Markets

LONDON, May 18, 2026 — The Financial Conduct Authority and the Bank of England on Monday set out a joint long-term vision for the use of tokenisation and distributed ledger technology in UK wholesale financial markets, outlining a coordinated regulatory and infrastructure approach aimed at supporting the transition from pilots toward production deployment.