Digital euro goes full sovereignty mode, US cloud giants not on guest list

: Central bank turns to homegrown providers to underpin virtual cash push

The Register

🇪🇺 US cloud giants not invited to Euro digital dosh project

「 Europe is taking a small step toward breaking its reliance on US Big Tech by hiring only cloud operators headquartered in the EU to work on the backbone of the digital euro project 」

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

#digitaleuro #digitalsovereignty

Digital euro goes full sovereignty mode, US cloud giants not on guest list

: Central bank turns to homegrown providers to underpin virtual cash push

The Register

Wherever you go — fiat, crypto or digital: Visa and Mastercard are everywhere.

Crypto was supposed to remove intermediaries. Visa & Mastercard did the opposite — they adapted and stayed in control.

Now even the digital euro enters the game.

https://metaadvisor.eu/news/visa-mastercard-crypto-payments-digital-euro-control/

FYI: Not financial advice
#visa #mastercard #crypto #payments #digitaleuro

Wherever you go — fiat, crypto or digital: Visa and Mastercard are everywhere

Visa and Mastercard didn’t lose the battle to crypto — they adapted and became a core layer of the global financial infrastructure.

MetaAdvisor.eu

Crypto aimed to remove intermediaries from finance.

But Visa and Mastercard didn’t disappear — they adapted and became part of the system.

Now, with the digital euro entering development, the question is no longer who replaces whom — but who controls the infrastructure.

Full analysis:
https://metaadvisor.eu/news/visa-mastercard-crypto-payments-digital-euro-control/

#crypto #visa #mastercard #payments #digitaleuro #cbdc

FYI: Not financial advice

The ECB is moving the digital euro into real-world implementation.

From ATMs to card terminals, the focus is now on everyday payments across the eurozone. This is not just a technical project — it’s a shift in financial infrastructure.

Full analysis:
https://metaadvisor.eu/news/digital-euro-ecb-atms-cards-payments-eu/

#crypto #ecb #digitaleuro #cbdc #payments

🇪🇺 El Banco Central Europeo busca expertos para integrar el euro digital en cajeros automáticos y terminales de pago. Un paso más hacia la moneda digital europea, mientras el mercado cripto sufre caídas. #DigitalEuro #CBDC #ECB.

«We aim to be ready for a potential first issuance of the digital euro during 2029. This is based on a working assumption that the EU co-legislators will adopt the Regulation on the establishment of the digital euro in the course of 2026.»
https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/key/date/2026/html/ecb.sp260306~d0237cda20.en.pdf

#ECB #euro #SEPA #EU #DigitalEuro

Good to be back at @DIGITALEUROPE's #MoD2026 with an update on progress with the #DigitalEuro and setting out why it is key to strengthening Europe’s strategic autonomy. 🇪🇺💳

Read my remarks ▶️ https://link.europa.eu/bhYpYM
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EPP, together with far-right, formed a blocking minority in the EP to stop creation of online Digital Euro.

Online Digital Euro offers full sovereignty to our payment system and has only benefits for the EU and its citizens - so why the EPP and far-right is blocking it?

Because online Digital Euro endangers USA monopoly on payments, controlled by VISA and Mastercard.

Re-share and contact your local MEP. Support EU sovereignty!

https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/02/27/can-europe-break-free-of-visa-and-mastercard-meps-stall-digital-euro

#DigitalEuro #EU #Europe #Sovereignty

Can Europe break free of Visa and Mastercard? MEPs stall digital euro

MEPs are struggling to agree a position on the ECB-backed digital euro as Berlin pushes for progress and critics warn the file is being stripped back. #EuropeNews

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