European Central Bank (ECB)

333 results about this entity

Period: 16 Feb 2007 - 19 Dec 2024

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ECB confirms one-year delay to Eurosystem Collateral Management System

The Governing Council of the ECB has decided to reschedule the launch of the Eurosystem Collateral Management System (ECMS) from November 2022 to November 2023.

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No rivalry between public and private digital currency solutions – European Commission

During the ‘Retail Payments Strategy’ webinar held Wednesday , the European Commission’s Eric Ducoulombier, head of retail financial services and payment unit, spoke to the subject of digital currencies and the future of a digital euro.

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ECB monitors cyber resilience in face of Covid-19 threat actors

Appearing at Sibos 2020, Fiona van Echelpoel, deputy director general, ECB, dove into the biggest cyber threats facing financial services as the Covid-19 pandemic continues to unfold.

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Sibos 2020: Is 'Ransomware-as-a-Service' a symptom of innovation?

Drilling down into the biggest threats facing financial services during Covid-19, industry heavyweights provide their perspectives on the changing face of cyber threats and where our biggest vulnerabilities reside during day 3 of Sibos 2020.

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ECB to test instant cross-currency payments via Target

The European Central Bank is kicking off a project with Sverige Riksbank that will investigate whether and how Target Instant Payment Settlement (Tips) could support payment transactions across different currencies.

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ECB moves a step closer to the creation of a digital euro

The European Central bank is to conduct a public consultation on the possible creation of a digital euro, after a high-level taskforce sketched out possible scenarios that would require central banks to mint their own cryptocurrency.

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EURO1/STEP1 ISO 20022 migration delayed to align with T2-T2S timetable

In a confidential letter sent to the participants of EURO1 large value payments and the STEP1 platform Wednesday, EBA Clearing announced delays to testing and live implementation dates.

European Central Bank extends SkySparc contract

SkySparc, an independent solutions provider, has been re-selected by the European Central Bank (ECB) to provide comprehensive consultancy services for four years to support its use of the Wallstreet Suite (WSS).

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Lagarde makes case for digital euro

The president of the European Central Bank, Christine Lagarde, has suggested that the Euro Zone's central bankers are close to making a decision on whether to press ahead with the development of a central bank digital currency (CBDC).

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ECB cautions against the power of Big Tech in financial services and cloud provision

The European Central Bank has bemoaned the absence of an EU challenger capable of taking on the might of Big Tech cloud providers from the US.

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ECB confirms one year delay to T2-T2S integration

The European Central Bank (ECB) has formally approved a one year extension to its T2-T2S consolidation project.

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ECB to focus attention on bank outsourcing, legacy tech and IT board representation

The European Central Bank says EU financial institutions have an over-optimistic view of their IT resilience and resistance to cyber threats owing to an undue reliance on outsourcing and legacy wiring.