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ECB’s Joachim Nagel Urges Central Banks to Evolve: ‘We Need to Work on Our Business Model’
8.5.2024
Joachim Nagel, President of the Deutsche Bundesbank and Member of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank (ECB), has raised concerns about central banks’ business model. “If part of your core product is loosening attractiveness then you have to think about another new core...
Deutsche Bundesbank President on Digital Euro: ‘The Eurosystem Has No Interest in Monitoring People’s Payment Patterns’
26.4.2024
Joachim Nagel, President of the Deutsche Bundesbank, praised the privacy traits a hypothetical upcoming digital euro would possess. During a speech, Nagel specified that the Eurosystem would have “no interest” in monitoring the payments and expenses of digital euro users and would...
Digital Euro Not Expected to Debut Until 2028 or 2029: German Central Bank President
25.4.2024
The digital euro will likely not launch until 2028 or 2029, Germany's central bank president, Dr. Joachim Nagel, said on Wednesday.
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iPhone Currently Not Compatible with Digital Euro: ECB Board Member
24.4.2024
An ECB executive board member wants Apple to change how iPhone payments work to support a potential digital euro. He claims the tech giant's current system may not support offline payments for any European Central Bank digital currency.
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Digital Euro Association Partners With HBAR Foundation to Boost Understanding of CBDCs and Stablecoins
28.2.2024
The Digital Euro Association (DEA) has entered into a partnership with the HBAR Foundation. This collaboration aims to bolster its comprehension of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) and stablecoins. Although this partnership marks a significant milestone in the digital currency landscape...
ECB Addresses Banking Industry’s Concerns on Digital Euro
20.2.2024
The ECB responded to concerns from financial institutions on fears regarding disintermediation with the evolution of a digital euro.
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Upcoming High-Level EU Financial Policy Talks Could Steer Crypto Oversight: Source
14.2.2024
An informal document shared among EU officials shows digital finance, and thereby crypto, topping a list of priorities to be discussed
Monei Starts Conducting Euro Stablecoin Tests
2.2.2024
European payment platform Monei has announced the start of the testing phase of EURM, a euro-pegged stablecoin, as part of the Bank of Spain’s national financial sandbox. The token will leverage Ethereum’s and Polygon’s blockchains, allowing each one of a reduced number of users...
European Central Bank Shows It’s Serious About Enabling Digital Euro Offline Use
11.1.2024
The central bank plans to allocate the lion’s share of its $1.3 billion contract budget for providers to work on enabling offline payments for a digital euro
Bank of Spain Announces Partners for Wholesale CBDC Trials
9.1.2024
The Bank of Spain has announced that Adhara, a treasury and transactions payment platform, and a consortium formed by Cecabank and Abanca, two private banks, will be its partners in the development of several upcoming wholesale central bank digital currency (CBDC) trials, which will be complete...
Bank of Spain Collaborates with Cecabank, Abanca, and Adhara Blockchain for CBDC Tests
6.1.2024
Source: iStock/Zerbor Spain’s central bank, Banco de España, has revealed its selected collaborators for the testing phase of the central bank digital currency (CBDC) initiative, a year after issuing a call for collaboration. Out of 24 applications received over the past year, Bank of Spain...
Project Tourbillon: CBDCs Can Meet Privacy Requirements, BIS Research Reveals
29.11.2023
Source: AdobeStock / Proxima Studio The Bank for International Settlement (BIS) has released the final report on Project Tourbillion, its privacy-inclined Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) project. A Nov 29 release shows a pathway to achieving privacy standards in CBDC deployment and usage with...
Fiery Public Hearing on Digital Euro Sees Experts Diverge on Key Issues
28.11.2023
Expert witnesses answered lawmaker questions on holding limits, impact on banking systems and privacy for an EU central bank digital currency
Digital Euro Can End Bank Crises, Is Better Than Deposits, Ex-Bank of Spain Chief Says
28.11.2023
A central bank digital currency (CBDC) could also be used to deregulate banking activities and help the banking sector grow, Miguel Fernández Ordóñez said during a European Parliament hearing on a digital euro
Spain’s Central Bank Governor Says Digital Euro Not Consumer Priority, Pushes for Wider Collaboration
22.11.2023
The Governor of Spain’s central bank, Pablo Hernandez de Coz says there is no urgent desire among users in the jurisdiction for a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC), explains the digital euro’s roadmap. In a recent speech at the Annual Convention of the Associacion de Mercados ...
Digital Euro Isn't Pressing, but Work Should Continue: Spanish Central Bank Governor
22.11.2023
Europe's "highly efficient" payment systems leave space to address social and financial concerns of a central bank digital currency, Pablo Hernández de Cos said
Bank of Spain Report: Most Spaniards Don’t Want Digital Euro, 65% Would Not Use It
30.10.2023
A recent report issued by the Bank of Spain that inquires about how Spaniards use cash for payments has revealed the low degree of confidence they have in a hypothetical digital euro. 65% of the citizens surveyed reported that they would not use the digital euro as they feel comfortable with...
Central Bank of Spain Embraces Digital Euro, Highlights Benefits for Customers
25.10.2023
Banco de España, Spain’s central bank, is aligning with its European counterparts to introduce their customers to the possibilities of the digital euro, a central bank digital currency (CBDC).In a move that signals the central bank’s proactive stance, a brief document was released...
Data Protection Bodies Call For ‘Privacy Threshold’ in Digital Euro Transactions
21.10.2023
Ensuring low-value digital euro transactions are not traced is one of the recommendations made by two data protection agencies in the EU. The independent bodies have presented their joint opinion on the proposed regulation for the upcoming digital version of Europe’s common fiat currency....
Bank of Finland Initiates Development of Finnish Instant Payment Solution Aligned with European Standards
19.10.2023
The Bank of Finland (BOF) has taken the lead in spearheading the development of a Finnish instant payment solution that aligns with European standards.
During this year's fifth Euro and economy publication event on October 19, Tuomas Välimäki, a member of the Governing Council of the European...