欧洲央行选定36家支付机构参与2027年下半年数字欧元试点

Odaily Planet Daily News The European Central Bank (ECB) has announced the selection of 36 payment service providers from the euro area to participate in the digital euro pilot. The pilot will launch in the second half of 2027, lasting 12 months, and will be conducted at the ECB and 19 national central banks of the euro area. It will test digital euro payments, offline payments, e-commerce, and in-store purchases, as well as optimize user experience, paving the way for the future official issuance of the digital euro. After issuing a call for expressions of interest to euro area payment service providers in March 2026, over 50 applications were received. Ultimately, 36 payment service providers from multiple member states were selected, including Deutsche Bank, Adyen, Revolut Bank, Stripe Technology Europe, Worldline, among others.