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ECB sets back deadline for non-bank PSP access to Target

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ECB sets back deadline for non-bank PSP access to Target

The European Central bank has postponed a deadline for allowing non-bank payment service providers (PSPs) to access central bank-operated payment systems, including the Target settlement system.

Fluency to test offline and programmable payments for ECB's digital euro project

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Fluency to test offline and programmable payments for ECB's digital euro project

The European Central Bank has selected UK-based deep tech company Fluency to run intiatives in programmable and offline payments for the digital euro project.

ECB onboards private sector firms to digital euro innovation platform

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ECB onboards private sector firms to digital euro innovation platform

The European Central Bank is stepping up preparatory work on a digital euro, opening an innovation platform where nearly 70 private sector market participants can explore functionalities and use cases.

EU central banks explore synchronised settlement in FX

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EU central banks explore synchronised settlement in FX

The Bank for International Settlements and its central bank partners have successfully demonstrated how wholesale payment infrastructures, such as RTGS systems, can interoperate with each other for FX transactions via new technologies, such as distributed ledgers.

Europe needs digital euro to counter risk of economic coercion - ECB economist

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Europe needs digital euro to counter risk of economic coercion - ECB economist

Europe needs a digital currency to safeguard against threats from new forms of money like stablecoins, and to reduce reliance on US payments firms amid heightened political tensions, warns European Central Bank chief economist Philip Lane.

Eurosystem to offer Sepa-wide VoP scheme

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Eurosystem to offer Sepa-wide VoP scheme

The central banking system of the Euro zone is to offer a Verification of Payee service for PSPs in the Single Euro Payments Area.

ECB investigates settlement of DLT-based transactions in central bank money

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ECB investigates settlement of DLT-based transactions in central bank money

The European Central Bank is looking into how to settle distributed ledger technology-based transactions in fiat money.

Digital payments on the rise in Europe, but cash still king at POS

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Digital payments on the rise in Europe, but cash still king at POS

While the use of digital payments continues to rise in the euro area, cash is still responsible for more than half of all point-of-sale transactions, according to a European Central Bank study.

ECB publishes second progress report on digital euro

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ECB publishes second progress report on digital euro

The European Central Bank (ECB) has published its second progress report on the preparation phase of a digital euro, laying the foundations for the potential issuance of the CBDC.

Norway joins Eurosystem’s instant payment service

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Norway joins Eurosystem’s instant payment service

Norway has struck a deal to add the krone to the Eurosystem’s Target Instant Payment Settlement (Tips) service.

European central banks look to GenAI to improve inflation forecasting

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European central banks look to GenAI to improve inflation forecasting

The Bank for International Settlements is working with the European Central Bank and Detusche Bundesbank to explore how generative AI could be applied to improve inflation forecasting.

ECB invites call for interest on the role of conditional payments in digital euro project

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ECB invites call for interest on the role of conditional payments in digital euro project

The European Central bank has launched a call for expressions of interest in innovation partnerships for the digital euro.

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