EU Regulator’s Priorities for 2027 Include AI and Tokenization

The European Union’s securities regulator plans to make artificial intelligence and tokenization a supervisory priority starting in 2027, signaling a broader regulatory focus on how emerging technologies are being used across financial services. The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) said it will work with national regulators to examine how regulated financial firms use AI and tokenized products in core activities, including products and processes that directly affect customers.