World Finance Informs

The UK Financial Conduct Authority has launched a consultation seeking views on whether gold tokenisation could improve how gold is traded, transferred, pledged and held within UK financial markets. The regulator is examining whether digital representations of physical gold, commonly known as tokenised gold, could deliver greater efficiency and competitiveness across the country's wholesale markets. This initiative forms part of the FCA's broader engagement with digital assets and financial market tokenisation, building on feedback received from earlier consultations that highlighted gold as a priority area for exploration. The consultation, which remains open until an October 2026 deadline, invites industry participants...