Would people’s privacy be safe with a digital euro? What could a digital euro mean for Europe? And what’s next in the digital euro project?
Our host Katie Ranger continues her conversation with expert Evelien Witlox.
The views expressed are those of the speakers and not necessarily those of the European Central Bank.
Published on 19 October 2022 and recorded on 7 October 2022.
In this episode:
00:47 – Privacy and the use of data with a digital euro
How we will take people’s privacy concerns into account when we start to design a digital euro.
03:20 – European monetary sovereignty
Why it’s important to develop a European autonomy and sovereignty in payments and which other central banks are currently looking at developing a digital currency.
06:31 – Next steps in the digital euro project
How the investigation phase is going and when we would potentially issue a digital euro.
09:51 – Our guest’s hot tip
Our guest Evelien Witlox recommends a book about the world of payments: “The pay off – How changing the way we pay changes everything”, by Gottfried Leibbrandt and Natasha De Terán.
Additional material:
The ECB Podcast: A digital euro: what, why, when? (part 1), 15 October 2022
https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/tvservices/podcast/html/ecb.pod221015_episode41.en.html
A digital euro
https://www.ecb.europa.eu/paym/digital_euro/html/index.en.html
Explainer: The digital euro and the importance of central bank money
https://www.ecb.europa.eu/ecb/educational/explainers/html/digital_euro_central_bank_money.en.html
Explainer: What is money?
https://www.ecb.europa.eu/ecb/educational/explainers/tell-me-more/html/what_is_money.en.html
The ECB Podcast: Is it time for a digital euro?, 6 November 2020
https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/tvservices/podcast/html/ecb.pod201106_episode11.en.html
European Central Bank
https://www.ecb.europa.eu/home/html/index.en.html
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