The European Central bank lays the groundwork for the digital euro.

Volker Briegleb   Heise Online   30 October 2026
The European Central Bank (ECB) is advancing technical preparations for a European digital currency:

A consortium of Italian payment services provider Nexi and Deutsche Telekom has won the contract for key network services for the digital euro.

Spanish telecommunications company Telefónica, will be a second independent network service provider.