9/16/2022 7:39:33 PM ECB taps CaixaBank and Amazon for digital euro prototypes By Samantha Wulfson The European Central Bank has picked five partners - including CaixaBank and Amazon - to help it develop a digital euro prototype....
7/30/2021 4:33:30 PM Estonia's central bank releases a report on their digital euro experiment By FinTech Collective Alongside the ECB, Estonia completed a research project on the potential for a digital euro. The experiment concluded that,...
7/16/2021 12:46:02 PM European Central Bank green lights digital euro investigation By Carlos Alonso Torras The European Central Bank is to begin a two-year investigation into the prospects for launching a digital euro.
5/21/2021 11:40:08 AM European Central Bank castigates banks over instant payment fees By Carlos Alonso Torras The European Central Bank has warned that the charges levied by banks for instant payments are proving a barrier to uptake and "must...
1/29/2021 7:48:46 PM European Central Bank sets up climate change centre By Carlos Alonso Torras The European Central Bank is to set up a climate change centre, uniting the disparate work streams operating across the bank.
10/28/2020 12:54:43 PM ECB glitch reduced bank deposits by more than 400b euros By Sarah Wolter The cash remained in banks’ current accounts, and the balances have since returned to normal. Still, the incident highlights the critical...
10/2/2020 1:29:39 PM ECB takes major step toward introducing a digital Euro By Sarah Wolter A central-bank digital currency would allow euro-area residents to place deposits with the ECB directly. That’s typically only an option...
9/24/2020 12:00:00 AM ECB's Christine Lagarde pushes for digital Euro By Sarah Wolter The idea of an official digital coin has been touted by several countries and companies worldwide as of late, particularly as the...