Offline use of a central bank digital currency could pose more criminal risks than the use of cash, according to researchers at the Bank for International Settlements. In a report this week, BIS ...

European Central Bank (ECB) president Christine Lagarde released a statement on Friday touting the digital euro, a central bank digital currency (CBDC), as a unifying force in the European Union (EU) ...

The European Central Bank (ECB) is laying the groundwork for the probable launch of its wholesale and retail central bank digital currency (CBDC), the Digital Euro. Christine Lagarde, President of the ...

A digital euro would be required to ensure users can still make payments during major outages, according to ECB board member Piero Cipollone. Furthermore, if a digtal euro app had offline ...

This content has been selected, created and edited by the Finextra editorial team based upon its relevance and interest to our community. The European Central Bank (ECB) has been working on developing ...

The European Central Bank has been told to "accelerate" the process of developing the digital euro—a central bank digital currency, or CBDC—by the European Council. If the European Parliament passes ...

The European Central Bank (ECB) is planning to launch a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) in 2026. Currently, the goal is to offer a digital Euro to both consumers and institutional entities as the ...

The European Union continues to plow forward with Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC), unlike the US, which has chosen privately issued stablecoins as a preferred option to enable digital dollars as ...

Proponents of a digital euro are facing political opposition to their plans for a central bank digital currency (CBDC) – and technocratic central bankers aren’t sure how to respond. In the European ...

The European Central Bank (ECB) has announced the transition to the preparatory phase of the digital euro project, marking a significant step in the evolution of the modern financial system.

As global momentum appears to be building for the development of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) – bringing with it the potential to disrupt and revolutionize global payments and finance - we ...

AMSTERDAM--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The latest European Payment Study by management and technology consultancy BearingPoint reveals significant shifts in payment behavior across nine European countries. While ...