European Central Bank (ECB)

333 results about this entity

Period: 16 Feb 2007 - 19 Dec 2024

DLT still not mature enough says ECB

The European Central Bank (ECB) has stated that blockchain technology lacks the necessary maturity to be part of its market infrastructure.

Cash continues to dominate POS payments in Europe

Supporters of digital payment schemes like to push the idea that a cash-free future is just around the corner, yet fully three-quarters of all Euro zone payments at the point-of-sale are still made in cash, according to the European Central bank.

T2S doubles settlement volumes with wave 4 migration

6 February 2016 was the first operational day on T2S for the clients of six central securities depositories (CSDs) from Austria (OeKB CSD), Germany (Clearstream), Hungary (KELER), Luxembourg (LuxCSD), Slovakia (CDCP) and Slovenia (KDD).

Pan-European securities issuance and DLT on ECB agenda

The European Central Bank is pondering the creation of a pan-European service for issuance of securities - and the potential role of distributed ledger technology in bringing the vision to reality.

ECB withdraws fewer counterfeit euro notes

There was a sharp drop in the number of counterfeit euro notes withdrawn from circulation last year, with only a tiny fraction pulled, says the European Central Bank.

Speech: ECB executive board member Yves Mersch on digital base money

We are living in digital times. The internet and portable online devices have radically transformed the way we use and exchange information, and the way we exchange money. Money has been digitalised in many ways and we can now, for instance, transfer bank deposits electronically and pay with e-money.

ECB consults on development of pan-EU settlement service for instant payments

The European Central Bank has launched a market consultation on the user requirement for the development of a settlement service for real-time instant payments in central bank money, billing 2017 as a "decisive year" for the success of innovative retail payments services in Europe.

ECB and Bank of Japan research DLT for market infrastructure

The European Central Bank and Bank of Japan are embarking on a research project looking into the use of distributed ledger technologies for market infrastructure.

SkySparc extends ECB consultancy contract

For the third consecutive time, SkySparc has been selected to provide comprehensive consultancy services to the European Central Bank (ECB), extending its role in maintaining the bank’s Wallstreet Suite (WSS) treasury management system by four years.

ECB calls for gradual approach to HFT regulation

The European Central Bank (ECB) is calling for a restrained approach to high-frequency trading regulation, arguing that more emphasis should be placed on high-frequency quoting.

Distributed ledger technology could damage financial market integration - ECB

A senior executive at the European Central Bank has spoken out about the potential damage to financial market integration from the haphazard uptake of distributed ledger technologies by the Bloc's banks.

T2S processing 45% of total volume as Wave 3 depositories come onboard

We are happy to welcome five new central securities depositories to T2S!