Digital euro - I read the entire digital euro rulebook v0.9, and it finally includes the Pay-by-Link (PBL) feature, which is exactly what I’ve been looking for. SEPI with tokenized DEAN.

Historical rant mode

I’ve always hated that Finnish banks, for example, do not support the payto: standard. It would make payments really simple by using a channel- and platform-agnostic link.

Someone mentioned that one Finnish bank (I don’t remember which one) supported it, but most do not. In practice, I have never actually seen it used.

#DigitalEuro #FinTech #PayByLink #Payments #ECB #OpenBanking #payto

RaiNews: Euro digitale, la battaglia nascosta sui pagamenti europei

L’euro digitale nasce per non dipendere da Visa e Mastercard, ma si arena a Bruxelles. Pesano le divisioni politiche e gli interessi delle banche

Digital Euro, the hidden battle over European payments.

The digital euro was created to not depend on Visa and Mastercard, but it’s getting bogged down in Brussels. Political divisions and the interests of banks are weighing in.

#DigitalEuro #European #Mastercard #Brussels

https://www.rainews.it/articoli/2026/04/euro-digitale-stallo-politico-bce-parlamento-europeo-ca6600c8-d7bb-40f7-9a84-acda6ea69a3d.html

Eurosystem sets out comprehensive strategy for future of European payments with four strategic aims:
1. To ensure the effectiveness of monetary policy, financial stability and the smooth functioning of payment systems by maintaining central bank money as the anchor of a two-tier monetary system
2. To achieve strategic autonomy and increased resilience for European payments
3. To foster an integrated, competitive and innovative payments ecosystem
4. To support the international role of the euro

ref. https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/pr/date/2026/html/ecb.pr260331~04561d8476.en.html
#payments #ecb #europe #euro #digitaleuro

The European Central Bank selected OVHcloud and Scaleway for the digital euro payment infrastructure. Only EU-headquartered cloud providers were eligible. AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud excluded entirely. Sovereignty as procurement policy.

https://builtineu.eu/news/digital-euro-european-cloud-ovhcloud-scaleway

#DigitalSovereignty #EUTech #DigitalEuro #OVH #Scaleway #ECB

RT by @ecfin: Safeguarding our economic sovereignty can help lay the foundations for innovation, productivity and growth 🇪🇺

Pleased to share my views on strengthening the international role of the euro and the #DigitalEuro at today’s @Eurofi conference.

My remarks ➡️ https://link.europa.eu/mQnxrT
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https://nitter.net/VDombrovskis/status/2037208699513536520#m

The European Parliament unblocks a key political hurdle in the digital euro talks.

After months of political gridlock in the European Parliament, EU lawmakers have overcome a key obstacle to the digital euro, bringing the proposal closer to approval.

The digital euro is an electronic form of cash issued by the ECB, designed to sit alongside banknotes and the payments services offered by commercial banks.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20260327-the-european-parliament-unblocks-a-key-political-hurdle-in-the-digital-euro-talks?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

#EuropeanParliament #DigitalEuro #EU #CBDC #Politics #Banks #ECB

Safeguarding our economic sovereignty can help lay the foundations for innovation, productivity and growth 🇪🇺

Pleased to share my views on strengthening the international role of the euro and the #DigitalEuro at today’s @Eurofi conference.

My remarks ➡️ https://link.europa.eu/mQnxrT
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https://nitter.net/VDombrovskis/status/2037208699513536520#m

The #digitaleuro might be the first real step towards European #digitalsovereignty

https://www.theregister.com/2026/03/26/digital_euro_sovereignty/