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ECB to conduct new digital euro experiments next year
Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on September 26, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 21, 2026
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Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on September 26, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 21, 2026
The ECB will conduct new digital euro experiments in 2024 to enhance the euro zone's financial autonomy and explore the potential of automated payments.
FRANKFURT (Reuters) -The European Central Bank said on Friday it would conduct new experiments next year about what could be achieved through a digital euro, in a further step for a project it sees as key for preserving the euro zone's financial autonomy from the United States.
The ECB said this year's experiments with the private sector showed the digital euro - an electronic wallet backed by the central bank - could facilitate, for example, automated payments on public transport or certain reimbursements.
(Reporting By Francesco Canepa; Editing by Alison Williams)
The European Central Bank plans to conduct new experiments next year regarding the potential of a digital euro.
This year's experiments with the private sector indicated that the digital euro could facilitate automated payments, for instance, on public transport.
A digital euro is an electronic wallet backed by the central bank, aimed at modernizing payment systems in Europe.
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