ECB recruits Merchants as Digital Euro moves towards real-world payments
What's happening
The European Central Bank has opened a call for expression of interest inviting online and mobile commerce merchants across the euro area to join its digital euro pilot. This invitation follows the Eurosystem selecting payment service providers for the trial and is framed as an opportunity for merchants to collaborate with the ECB and national central banks, gain firsthand experience of a simulated digital euro ecosystem, and help shape the future of digital payments ahead of a planned 2029 launch. The move brings merchant acceptance testing into the pilot as the project moves closer to real-world payments.
Why it's trending
Because the pilot is expanding beyond payment service providers and now needs merchants to test acceptance and real-world flows as the project edges toward a 2029 launch.
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If you think the digital euro is just a central bank toy, think again, the ECB is now asking e-commerce and m-commerce merchants to join its pilot, which means real checkout lanes and revenue implications are next.
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- ECB opens digital euro pilot to online merchants
The European Central Bank has opened a call for expression of interest for online and mobile commerce merchants wishing to join its ongoing digital euro pilot. The invitation follows the Eurosystem’s recent selection of payment service providers to take part in the trial, and now widens participation to merchants operating in e-commerce and m-commerce across […] The post ECB opens digi
FinTech GlobalSep 16 - ECB Invites Merchants to Help Shape Digital Euro
The European Central Bank (ECB) has called for online and mobile merchants to participate in a digital euro pilot, it said in a Tuesday (Sept. 15) press release. The pilot presents an opportunity for merchants to collaborate with the ECB and euro area national central banks, gain firsthand experience of a simulated digital euro ecosystem […] The post ECB Invites Merchants to Help Shape Digit
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