Barclays, PwC see tokenization adding GBP 33 billion a year to UK GDP by 2035

  • Barclays-PwC analysis estimates tokenization could add up to GBP 33 billion a year to UK GDP by 2035.
  • Report flags a narrowing window as other jurisdictions set digital-asset rules, raising the risk the UK loses leadership.
  • Tokenization seen cutting settlement and reconciliation costs by moving money, ownership records, and data together across platforms.
  • Projected gains tied to lower financial-system frictions, faster capital allocation, improved access to financing, reduced trade costs.
  • Calls for coordinated action on strategy, priority use cases, interoperability, innovation support, broader growth alignment.


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