欧洲央行-数字欧元盘点和下一步行动（英）

DIGITALEURO

Stocktakeandnext

steps

MeetingofCentralBankGovernors

oftheCenterforLatinAmerican

MonetaryStudies(CEMLA)

10May2024

PieroCipollone

MemberoftheExecutiveBoardoftheECB

AEuropeandigital

paymentsolution

foranyoccasion

Rationaleandkeydesignchoices

PaymentlandscapeinEurope

Declininguseofcash:theproportionofcashpaymentsfellfrom72%to59%(2019-2022);numberofbanknotesincirculationdecreasedforthefirsttimein2023.

Fragmentation:thereisnosingleEuropeanpaymentsolutionfordigitalpaymentsatthepointofsale

anywhereintheeuroarea.

Dependenceoninternationalproviders:13outof20euroareacountriesdon’thaveanationalcardschemeandrelyinsteadoninternationalschemesfordigital

payments.Theseschemesaccountfor64%ofall

electronically-initiatedtransactionswithcardsissuedintheeuroarea.

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Respondingtoevolvingpaymenttrends

Reflectingpeople’sincreasingpreferencefordigitalpaymentswhilestillofferingtheoptiontopaywithcash

Makingpeople’sliveseasier

Providingapublicdigitalmeansofpaymentthatpeoplecouldusefreeofchargeforanydigitalpaymentintheeuroarea

StrengtheningEurope’sresilience

PreservingEurope’sstrategicautonomywhilereducingourdependenceonnon-Europeanpaymentproviders

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Adigitalformofcash

Adigitaleurowouldbringcash-likefeaturestothedigitalworld

Pan-Europeanreach

Free

forbasicuse

Respectfulofprivacy

Alsoavailableoffline

Issuedbythe

centralbank

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Availableforalloccasions

Cash

DomesticEuroarea

Person-to-person

payments

Point-of-sale

payments

E-commerce

payments

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*

*Onlyproximitytransactions,unlessmailingcash

**Whereaccepted

Nationalschemes

(cardoraccount-based)

DomesticEuroarea

Some

Some

Some

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International

schemes(cardor

account-based)

DomesticEuroarea

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**

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Digitaleuro

DomesticEuroarea

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Whatwouldadigital

eurolooklike?

Keydesignchoices

Youreuro,yourchoice:diverseusecases,devicesand

technology

Usecases

Person-to-person

payment

Point-of-sale

payment

E-commerce

Connectivity

Online

Offline

Consumerdevices

Smartphone

Physicalcard

Webinterface

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Consumerinterfaces

D€

Digitaleuroapp

PSP

PSPapp

Technologies

Internet

NFC

QRcodes

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E-paymentsolutions

Cards

Cash

Online

Offline

Availableonlineandoffline

Digitaleuro

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Accessibleandinclusive:nooneleftbehind

Digitaleuropaymentscouldalsobemadeusingaphysicalcard;cashcanbeusedfordigitaleurofunding/defunding

Userswouldalwayshaveaccesstoface-to-facetechnicalsupportandtheoptiontoeasilyswitchintermediaries

Inadditiontopaymentserviceproviders,selectedpublicentitieswouldalsooperateasintermediariesforusersthatdonothaveabankaccount

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Protectingyourdataandprivacy

State-of-the-arttechnologicalsolution

TheEurosystemwouldnotbeabletoidentifypeoplebasedonthepaymentstheymake–itwouldonlyseeaminimalsetofpseudonymiseddata

Strongdatasafeguards

TheEurosystemwouldimplementsafeguards,including

internaldatasegregationandauditing,toensurehighdataprotectionstandards

Flexibilitytoensurewearereadyforthefuture

TheEurosystemwouldadoptadditional,innovativeprivacy-

enhancingtechniqueswhenreadyandtestedforlarge

paymentssystems,fosteringhigherprivacystandardsfordigital

eurousers

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Theinternationaldimension

Theinternationaldimensionisbeingfactoredintothedigitaleurodesignfromthestart

Initialfocusoneuroareausers

Projectresourcesarenowfocusedonthetimelydeliveryofthefirstreleasesofadigitaleuroaimedatmeetingthe

needsoftheeuroareamarket

Draftlegislationoutlinesframeworkforaccessoutsidetheeuroarea

•Temporaryaccessforvisitors

•Ad-hocagreementsforpermanentaccessfornon-euroareaindividualsandbusinesses

•Interoperabilitywillbefacilitated(atalaterstage)

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Paymentservice

providersatthe

forefrontofdistribution

Public-privatecooperation

Digitaleurodistributionwouldbecarriedout

exclusivelybypaymentserviceproviders(PSPs)

PSPswouldmaintaincustomerrelations

PSPswouldbenefitfromdigitaleuroopenstandards

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Sufficientsafeguardsincludedinthedigitaleuro’sdesign

Holdinglimits

(Reverse)waterfallfunctionality

nerationofdigitaleuro

Holdinglimitswillbecalibrated

pay

Abalancewillbestruckbetweentherighttoholdand

withdigitaleuroandtheneedtolimitbankdisintermediation

In-depthanalysisisongoing

Examinetheimplicationsfordifferentbanksandliquidityscenarios,keepingtrendsregardingbanknotesin

circulationinmind

Engagewithabroadrangeof

stakeholders,includingbanksandconsumergroups

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Shareinformationaboutthework

conductedtoensure

transparency

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Adigitaleuro:pan-Europeanrailtracksforprivatesolutions…

…Offeringaplatformforinnovationforprivateproviderstobuildvalue-addedservices,suchasconditionalpaymentsortheoptionofsplittingabill

…Helpingtoavoidtheproliferationofschemesthatcoveronlypartoftheeuroareaandduplicatecosts,reducingtheirabilitytocompetewithinternationalschemes

…Enablingprivateretailpaymentsolutionstoleveragethedigital

euroinfrastructuretoprovidenewproductsinalleuroareacountries,whichcouldgiveusersaccesstoservicesthatmaynotyetbe

availableintheirdomesticmarket

…Reducingourdependenceonothernon-Europeanplayers

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Adigitaleuroschemeisbeingdefinedwithbroadmarketinvolvementinorderto

representsocietyatlarge:

Intermediaries

Retailers

Consumers

RulebookDevelopmentGroup(RDG)

Adigitaleurorulebookwouldestablishcommonstandardsto:

Ensurepan-Europeanreachandaharmonisedpaymentexperience

Givemarketparticipantsthefreedomtodevelopinnovativesolutions

Enabledomesticinstantpaymentsolutionstoalsoachieveeuroareareach

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Projecttimeline

Nextsteps

Investigationphase

October2021–October2023

Conceptdefinition,

technicalexplorationanddesignproposal

Nextphase

FromNovember2025

Potentialdevelopmentandrollout

Preparationphase

November2023–October2025

Mainexpectednextsteps:

•Finalisetheschemerulebook

•Selectserviceproviders

•Learnthroughexperimenting

•Divedeeperintotechnicalaspects,includingconductingfurtherresearchintoofflinefunctionsanddevelopingatestingandrolloutplanforthefuture

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Theprojectwillevolveinparallelwiththelegislative

processtoensurereadinessintheeventadigitaleuroisneededinthefuture

TheECBstandsreadyto:

•Providetechnicalsupportasrequired

•Maketheappropriatedesignadjustmentsinlinewithlegislativedeliberations

AdecisiononwhethertoissueadigitaleurowillonlybeconsideredbytheECB’sGoverningCounciloncethe

legislationhasbeenadopted

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Thankyou

Additionalsupportingmaterials:

•Updateddigitaleuro

FAQ

•Report

:Astocktakeonthedigitaleuro

•ECBopinion

ontheEuropeanCommission’sdigitaleuro

legislativeproposal

•Digitaleuro

twor

•Digitaleuro