ECB targets 2029 launch for digital EuroThe European Central Bank plans to launch a digital euro in 2029, extending preparatory work after the current phase concludes. Officials w...
30 Oct, 2025, 06.26 AM IST
ECB picks AI startup to prevent digital euro fraudsThe contract with Feedzai, worth up to 237.3 million euros ($278.69 million), is one of several announced by the ECB on Thursday to advance...
02 Oct, 2025, 03.48 PM IST
EU ministers seek agreement on digital euro to be independent of Visa and MastercardDiscussions on creating a digital equivalent of the euro currency, now used in 20 European countries, have been going on for six years, but...
19 Sep, 2025, 04.48 PM IST
EU ministers seek agreement on digital euro to be independent of Visa and MastercardEU finance ministers are striving for a unified stance on a digital euro, aiming to diminish reliance on U.S. payment systems like Visa and...
19 Sep, 2025, 04.33 PM IST
ECB's Lagarde says 2% inflation target in reachECB President Christine Lagarde stated that the central bank is close to achieving its 2% medium-term inflation target, emphasizing financi...
14 Jun, 2025, 03.55 PM IST
ECB pitches digital euro as response to Trump's crypto pushTrump said he would "promote the development and growth of lawful and legitimate dollar-backed stablecoins worldwide" as part of a broader ...
24 Jan, 2025, 06.29 PM IST
ECB pitches digital euro as response to Trump's crypto pushTrump said he would "promote the development and growth of lawful and legitimate dollar-backed stablecoins worldwide" as part of a broader ...
24 Jan, 2025, 06.22 PM IST
Time for central bank digital currencies to prove their worthA few countries have introduced central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), China is trialling a prototype yuan with 200 million users, India ...
23 Oct, 2023, 01.36 PM IST
Is it time for central bank digital currencies to prove their worth?A few countries have introduced central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), China is trialling a prototype yuan with 200 million users, India ...
22 Oct, 2023, 01.49 PM IST
ECB starts 'preparation' for digital euro"The next phase of the digital euro project - the preparation phase - will start on 1 November 2023 and will initially last two years," the...
18 Oct, 2023, 07.35 PM IST
EU data watchdog urges more privacy safeguards for digital euroThe European Union's data protection watchdog on Wednesday called for stronger privacy safeguards in EU draft legislation to underpin a dig...
18 Oct, 2023, 03.33 PM IST
EU to take one giant leap towards digital euroFrom China to the United States, Jamaica to Japan, dozens of central banks worldwide are exploring or have already put in place digital cur...
28 Jun, 2023, 09.35 AM IST
ECB slows rate hikes and keeps options openThe 25-basis-point increase to the ECB's three policy rates was the smallest since it started lifting them last summer and the central bank...
04 May, 2023, 05.55 PM IST
ECB says it can compensate banks if digital euro causes deposit flightAhead of the ECB's decision about developing a digital euro in October, European banking lobbies have warned that a central bank-backed cur...
24 Apr, 2023, 10.45 PM IST
Digital euro will be free but limited in scope, ECB saysThe ECB is working on a digital version of its currency and is in the process of outlining the broader design, also hoping to alleviate con...
23 Jan, 2023, 11.10 PM IST
Data security in digital EuroThe consultation launched by the ECB in October 2020 revealed that privacy is considered as the most important feature of a digital euro by...
23 Nov, 2022, 11.32 PM IST
The European Central Bank is launching proposals for a 'digital euro', here's whyThe move comes as the pandemic accelerates a shift away from cash, and as policymakers nervously eye the rise of private cryptocurrencies l...
11 Oct, 2020, 11.04 AM IST