european central bank

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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EU Focuses CBDC Initiatives on Personal Over Business, Web3
EU Focuses CBDC Initiatives on Personal Over Business, Web3
September 07, 2022  |  CBDC

In the European Union, the initial stage of a digital euro and potential use cases for a central bank digital currency (CBDC) will target personal...

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A Primer on EU Stablecoin Regulations
A Primer on EU Stablecoin Regulations
August 23, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Stablecoin regulation in Europe is, in theory, mostly settled under the EU-wide crypto regulatory framework that has largely been agreed upon. The Markets in Crypto...

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