The Quantum-Safe Deadline Tracker
Last verified: 1 September 2026 · Machine-readable feed: JSON
A curated, verified timeline of international regulatory milestones, hardware standards sunsets, and industry deadlines governing post-quantum cryptographic transition in financial services.
20 days
NIST FIPS 140-2 Sunset
21 September 2026 · NIST CMVP
End 2026
EU National Transition Roadmaps
31 December 2026 · European Commission
2028
UK Discovery Milestone
31 December 2028 · UK NCSC
1,582 days
US Federal HVAs (EO 14412)
31 Dec 2030 (Keys) / 31 Dec 2031 (Signatures)
2030 / 2032
G7 CEG Transition Window
Critical Financial Systems · 13 Jan 2026 Roadmap
Detailed Milestone Database
| Date | Jurisdiction | Milestone & Standard | Regulatory Character | Primary Source Citation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2026 | Israel | Supervisor of Banks Directive: Mandatory institution-specific PQC transition roadmaps | Binding Central Bank Directive | Bank of Israel Directive ↗ |
| 13 Jan 2026 | G7 Nations | G7 Cyber Expert Group Roadmap: 2030–2032 critical financial systems transition window | International Supervisory Guidance | G7 CEG Statement ↗ |
| Jul 2026 | Hong Kong | HKMA Quantum Preparedness Index baseline (2.3 / 10 sector score; target 2030) | Supervisory Baseline Index | HKMA Circular ↗ |
| 21 Sep 2026 | United States / Global | NIST FIPS 140-2 modules moved to Historical List | Binding Technical Standard | NIST CMVP Notice ↗ |
| 31 Dec 2026 | European Union | Member-state PQC migration strategies & banking pilots complete | EU Coordinated Recommendation | European Commission Recommendation ↗ |
| 31 Dec 2028 | United Kingdom | Cryptographic asset discovery and CBOM completion milestone | National Cyber Strategy Milestone | NCSC Quantum Readiness Whitepaper ↗ |
| 31 Dec 2029 | Global Tech | Google 100% internal PQC encryption target | Corporate Target | Google Security Blog ↗ |
| 31 Dec 2030 | United States | Executive Order 14412: High-Value Assets (HVAs) key establishment migrated to PQC | Executive Order (Presidential Directive) | White House Executive Order 14412 ↗ |
| 31 Dec 2030 | United States | Federal contractor systems processing covered financial data must implement FIPS PQC | Federal Acquisition Rule / EO | OMB Guidance ↗ |
| 31 Dec 2030 | European Union | High-risk critical financial infrastructure PQC transition target | EU Coordinated Roadmap Target | EU Digital Omnibus ↗ |
| 31 Dec 2031 | United States | Executive Order 14412: High-Value Assets digital signature migration complete | Executive Order (Presidential Directive) | OMB M-26-15 ↗ |
| 31 Dec 2031 | United Kingdom | NCSC high-priority national infrastructure PQC migration target | National Cyber Strategy Milestone | UK NCSC Roadmap ↗ |
| 31 Dec 2035 | Global / G7 | Full deprecation horizon for legacy asymmetric algorithms (RSA/ECC) across financial services | G7 CEG / NCSC Horizon | US Treasury & BoE Joint Statement ↗ |