ECB Selects 36 Payment Providers for Digital Euro Pilot Across 19 European Nations
Key Takeaways: The ECB has picked 36 payment service providers to join its digital euro pilot. Testing will start in
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ECB Pits Digital Euro Against Stablecoins as the Battle for Money Supremacy Heats Up
Piero Cipollone, Executive Board Member of the ECB, explained that the adoption of central bank money, including a digital euro,
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ECB urges tighter rules on multi-issuance stablecoins to curb financial risks
Key Takeaways The European Central Bank (ECB) is calling for bans or stricter oversight on multi-issuance stablecoins due to crash
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ECB Advocates Digital Euro as Shield for Freedom, Autonomy and Security
Piero Cipollone, member of the ECB Executive Board, delivered a keynote at the Baltic conference “Payments & Policy in a
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ECB Unveils Results From Digital Euro Trials, Plans Second Testing Round
The European Central Bank’s digital euro trials revealed some breakthroughs in payment innovation, with broad support fueling ambitious 2026 plans
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Digital Euro Countdown Begins as ECB Official Eyes Mid-2029 Launch
Europe is racing toward a historic financial shift as the digital euro accelerates, setting the stage for disruption of global
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ECB sees progress in digital euro development
Key Takeaways The ECB reports continued progress in developing the digital euro, a central bank digital currency (CBDC) for the
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ECB Pushes Digital Euro to Enhance Strategic Autonomy, Counter Foreign Stablecoins
On September 4, 2025, ECB Executive Board Member Piero Cipollone addressed the European Parliament, advocating for a digital euro to
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ECB Advisor: Stablecoins Risk Upending the European Banking System
Jürgen Schaaf, Advisor to the Senior Management of Market Infrastructure and Payments at the ECB, has warned about the potential
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ECB President Christine Lagarde Warns Stablecoin Adoption Might Lead to ‘Privatization of Money’
Lagarde stated that the rise of stablecoin adoption has introduced other risks, as it weakens sovereignty and reduces the ability
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