European Central Bank (ECB)

347 results about this entity

Period: 16 Feb 2007 - 28 Jul 2025

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Binance chief downplays CBDC threat to crypto

Central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) do not pose a threat to cryptocurrencies and would actually help build trust among sceptics by validating the underlying blockchain technology.

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Eurosystem delays T2 wholesale payment system launch

The European Central Bank has delayed the launch of a new real-time gross settlement system and central liquidity management model, T2, by four months until next March in order to give some member states more time for testing.

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Digital euro will not be available until 2026, at the earliest

EU citizens are unlikely to get their hands on a digital euro until 2026 at the earliest, as the European Central bank considers further design and distribution considerations .

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ECB provides details on how it aims to decarbonise its corporate bond holdings

The European Central Bank (ECB) today published further details on how it aims to gradually decarbonise the corporate bond holdings in its monetary policy portfolios, on a path aligned with the goals of the Paris Agreement.

/crypto

ECB taps CaixaBank and Amazon for digital euro prototypes

The European Central Bank has picked five partners - including CaixaBank and Amazon - to help it develop a digital euro prototype.

/payments

ECB chooses Nexi for digital euro prototype

The European Central Bank has chosen Nexi, the European Paytech leader, to develop a front-end prototype for making payments with digital euros.

/regulation

ECB to rope in crypto with licensing framework

The European Central Bank (ECB) has announced its intent to harmonise how banks offer crypto assets through a crypto regulatory framework to be implemented across the Union.

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CBDCs could be 'holy grail' of cross-border payments - ECB

Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) could be the answer to the thousand-year search for the holy grail of cross-border payments, according to a new paper from the ECB.

/regulation

ECB to issue eurozone warning over crypto regulation – FT

The European Central Bank (ECB) is expected to issue a strong warning to eurozone countries around the pressing need to harmonise regulation across the crypto industry, the FT reports.

/payments

Sweden completes first phase of migration to TIPS

Sveriges Riksbank has successfully completed the first phase of the migration to TARGET Instant Payment Settlement (TIPS).

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ECB calls for swift action to tackle contagion risks from crypto-assets

The European Central Bank says crypto-asset markets show all signs of an emerging financial stability risk as traditional financial institutions pile into the space

/markets

Croatian CSD to join T2S in 2023

The Croatian central securities depository (CSD), Središnje klirinško depozitarno društvo d.d. (SKDD), plans to migrate to TARGET2-Securities (T2S) in 2023.