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ECB Scraps 40 Outdated Supervisory Guides to Boost European Bank Lending

ECB Scraps 40 Outdated Supervisory Guides to Boost European Bank Lending
ECB Scraps 40 Outdated Supervisory Guides to Boost European Bank Lending
June 26, 2026  |  Bank Regulation

The European Central Bank (ECB) has discontinued about 40 supervisory publications and has revised others in an effort to provide simpler guidance and more effective supervision. Get the Full...

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ECB President Lagarde Says Stablecoins Fail to Support Euro Ambitions
ECB President Lagarde Says Stablecoins Fail to Support Euro Ambitions
May 08, 2026  |  Blockchain

Europe must build its own modernized settlement solutions anchored by central bank money, because stablecoins alone have structural weaknesses, European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said Friday (May 8)....

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ECB Adopts Payments Standards to Clear Path for Digital Euro Launch
ECB Adopts Payments Standards to Clear Path for Digital Euro Launch
April 24, 2026  |  Digital Payments

The European Central Bank (ECB) has signed agreements with three European standard setters to facilitate digital euro payments, if the digital euro regulation gets adopted by...

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ECB Blockchain Report Challenges DeFi’s Decentralization Claims
ECB Blockchain Report Challenges DeFi’s Decentralization Claims
March 31, 2026  |  Blockchain

Decentralized finance (DeFi) has, since its inception, sold itself on one premise: a financial system without intermediaries, governed collectively by its users through transparent, blockchain-based...

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EU Parliament Gives Digital Euro Its Blessing
EU Parliament Gives Digital Euro Its Blessing
February 10, 2026  |  CBDC

Europe’s Parliament has reportedly given its first major endorsement of the digital euro. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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ECB’s Cipollone: Digital Euro to Anchor Europe’s Retail Payment Infrastructure
ECB’s Cipollone: Digital Euro to Anchor Europe’s Retail Payment Infrastructure
January 29, 2026  |  Digital Payments

European payments sovereignty moved back to the top of the policy agenda Thursday (Jan. 29) as European Central Bank (ECB) Executive Board Member Piero Cipollone...

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Banks Warn Digital Euro Could Impede Private-Sector Payments
Banks Warn Digital Euro Could Impede Private-Sector Payments
November 05, 2025  |  Cryptocurrency

The European Central Bank’s digital euro effort is reportedly facing pushback from banks and lawmakers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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European Central Bank Looks to Test Digital Euro in 2027
European Central Bank Looks to Test Digital Euro in 2027
October 30, 2025  |  Cryptocurrency

The European Central Bank could begin a pilot phase for the digital euro in 2027. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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