The digital euro project is accelerating, with the ECB having completed its preparatory phase. If the timeline holds, the EU ...

Because fewer people like banknotes, and payment sovereignty is a problem The Governing Council of the European Central Bank (ECB) has decided the bloc needs a digital version of the Euro, and ordered ...

As part of the “European Digital Sovereignty Summit,” OVHcloud, the European cloud leader and global technology player, today announced the strengthening of its presence in Germany with the deployment ...

European Central Bank (ECB ) President Christine Lagarde has described the digital euro as “a symbol of trust and unity” for Europe. She used this sentiment to convey that the soon-to-be-launched ...

The European Central Bank last week sent out five calls for applications looking for providers to build out services around a potential digital euro. More than half of the $1.3 billion contract budget ...

European Commissioner for Democracy, Justice, the Rule of Law and Consumer Protection, Michael McGrath attends a press conference on the European Democracy Shield and the EU Strategy for Civil Society ...

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 ...

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 ...

This content has been selected, created and edited by the Finextra editorial team based upon its relevance and interest to our community. The central bank in January opened applications for vendors to ...

A broad coalition drawn from across the ranks of Europe’s tech industry is calling for “radical action” from European Union lawmakers to shrink reliance on foreign-owned digital infrastructure and ...