ISDA Supports Appia Roadmap, Recommends CDM Standards
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ISDA submitted a response on April 22, 2026 to the Eurosystem consultation on the Appia roadmap, broadly supporting the roadmap and its high-level principles while recommending that the market access and integration principle be expanded to explicitly address interoperability with tokenized ecosystems in other jurisdictions. ISDA strongly encouraged the adoption of common standards, particularly the open-source Common Domain Model, to underpin interoperability and scalability of tokenized financial markets.
“ISDA broadly supports the roadmap and its high level principles, while recommending that the principle on market access and integration should be expanded to explicitly address interoperability with tokenized ecosystems in other jurisdictions, reflecting the global and interconnected nature of financial markets.”
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ISDA submitted a consultation response to the Eurosystem on the Appia roadmap on April 22, 2026, expressing broad support for the roadmap's high-level principles. The key recommendation is that the principle on market access and integration should be expanded to explicitly address interoperability with tokenized ecosystems in other jurisdictions, reflecting the global and interconnected nature of financial markets. ISDA also strongly encouraged the adoption of common standards, specifically highlighting the open-source Common Domain Model as essential for interoperability and scalability.
For financial institutions and derivatives market participants engaged in or considering tokenization initiatives, this response signals that industry advocates are pushing for cross-jurisdictional interoperability to be a core design principle in EU digital asset infrastructure frameworks. Firms developing tokenized asset platforms or participating in Eurosystem pilot programs should monitor how these recommendations influence the final Appia roadmap and consider aligning their own technical standards with CDM specifications to ensure future compatibility with EU market infrastructure.
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ISDA Responds to Eurosystem Consultation on Appia Roadmap
On April 22, ISDA responded to the Eurosystem consultation on the Appia roadmap. ISDA broadly supports the roadmap and its high level principles, while recommending that the principle on market access and integration should be expanded to explicitly address interoperability with tokenized ecosystems in other jurisdictions, reflecting the global and interconnected nature of financial markets. To underpin interoperability and scalability, ISDA strongly encourages the adoption of common standards – particularly the open-source Common Domain Model.
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Common Domain Model (CDM), Europe, Tokenization
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