digital euro

Banking, Fintech Report Highlights UK’s Fast-Growing Financial Tech Space, while Challenges Include Centralized Cloud Providers

July 31, 2021 @ 9:06 am By Omar Faridi |

Payments specialist Banking Circle notes in a recent update on the payments, banking and Fintech space that there have been record-level investments in the UK’s vibrant Fintech sector, with $5.7 billion of VC invested across 317 deals so far in 2021. Banking Circle‘s CIO, Michel… Read More

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Here are the Results of the European Consultation on a Digital Euro, Privacy is the Top Request

April 23, 2021 @ 10:08 am By JD Alois |

Back in October of 2020, the European Union launched a consultation on the possibility of creating a central bank digital currency (CBDC) or digital euro. The results of the consultation will help guide the European Central Bank’s decision as to whether, or not, to launch… Read More

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ECB Digital Euro Consultation: Over 8000 Responses, Many Privacy Concerns

January 14, 2021 @ 3:54 pm By JD Alois |

The European Central Bank (ECB) reports that it has received 8221 comments regarding its consultation on a digital euro or central bank digital currency (CBDC). Chief among the comments are privacy concerns as government ledgers for a digital currency raises serious questions about data control…. Read More

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Industry Insiders Comment on Digital Euro Prospects: “Alternative forms of payment are here to stay”

October 6, 2020 @ 2:27 pm By JD Alois |

Last week, the European Central Bank published a report published addressing the possibility of the issuance of a digital euro. The report was prepared by the Eurosystem High-Level Task Force on central bank digital currency (CBDC) and approved by the Governing Council thus representing he… Read More

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ECB Publishes Report on Possible Digital Euro, Official Says Bank Must Be Ready for CBDC

October 2, 2020 @ 9:01 am By JD Alois |

Christine Lagarde, President of the European Central Bank (ECB), says the bank must be ready to issue a digital euro, according to a statement issued today. Meanwhile, a separate report from Bloomberg claims the ECB has already applied to trademark the name “digital euro” as… Read More

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ECB: In Speech at Franco-German Parliamentary Assembly, Christine Lagarde Talks Up Digital Euro

September 22, 2020 @ 2:39 pm By JD Alois |

Lagarde, the President of the European Central Bank, addressed the Franco-German Parliamentary Assembly yesterday (Sept. 21) talking about the strength of the “European Project” while casting an eye on the future of further integration as well as the ongoing effort to achieve a Digital… Read More

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