european central bank

Simplifying X-Border Flows Key to Achieving Global CBDC Interoperability
Simplifying X-Border Flows Key to Achieving Global CBDC Interoperability
October 09, 2022  |  CBDC

In an announcement last month, the European Central Bank (ECB) revealed the five companies that have been selected to partake in a “prototyping exercise” as...

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Regulation and Readiness Will Go Hand in Hand for European Banks in 2023
Regulation and Readiness Will Go Hand in Hand for European Banks in 2023
October 07, 2022  |  Bank Regulation

In its recently published work plan for 2023, the European Banking Authority (EBA) signals how the European Union’s banking sector intends to adapt to new...

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ECB Holds Off on P2P Digital Euro Transactions
ECB Holds Off on P2P Digital Euro Transactions
September 29, 2022  |  CBDC

A digital euro might be based on blockchain technology, but it will require middlemen to validate transactions, at least to begin with. The core purpose...

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European Trade Group Delivers Framework Overview for Pan-European Payments
European Trade Group Delivers Framework Overview for Pan-European Payments
September 29, 2022  |  Payment Methods

A European trade group submitted an overview of its framework proposal for pan-European retail payments at any point of interaction (POI) that would help facilitate...

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ECB’s Panetta: Wholesale CBDC Infrastructure Should Evolve to Meet Needs
ECB’s Panetta: Wholesale CBDC Infrastructure Should Evolve to Meet Needs
September 26, 2022  |  CBDC

Fabio Panetta, Member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank (ECB), has a speech in which he touts the opportunity for central bank...

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US Not Hurried on Digital Dollar as ECB Targets Tech Infrastructure
US Not Hurried on Digital Dollar as ECB Targets Tech Infrastructure
September 26, 2022  |  CBDC

Negotiations on a stablecoin regulatory bill last week indicated that the congressional sense of urgency on a U.S. central bank digital currency (CBDC) isn’t very...

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EMEA Daily: 5 Companies Join ECB’s Digital Euro Project
EMEA Daily: 5 Companies Join ECB’s Digital Euro Project
September 16, 2022  |  International

Today in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) news, the European Central Bank (ECB) announces five industry partners that will be involved in a...

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Amazon, Nexi, Worldline, CaixaBank, EPI Join Digital Euro Project
Amazon, Nexi, Worldline, CaixaBank, EPI Join Digital Euro Project
September 16, 2022  |  CBDC

The European Central Bank (ECB) has selected five companies to be involved in a “prototyping exercise” that will be part of its two-year investigation phase...

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EMEA Daily: BoE Could See Shakeup as New UK Chancellor Seeks to Control Inflation
EMEA Daily: BoE Could See Shakeup as New UK Chancellor Seeks to Control Inflation
September 07, 2022  |  International

Today in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) news, the United Kingdom’s new chancellor spent his first full day in office meeting leaders from...

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