{"id":767,"date":"2023-10-19T16:05:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-19T14:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/?p=767"},"modified":"2026-08-06T15:34:15","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T13:34:15","slug":"preparations-digital-euro-next-phase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/news\/preparations-digital-euro-next-phase\/","title":{"rendered":"Preparations for a possible digital euro enter next phase"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-intro-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Preparations for a possible digital euro will enter their next phase on 1 November 2023. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecb.europa.eu\/press\/pr\/date\/2023\/html\/ecb.pr231018~111a014ae7.en.html\">The Governing Council of the European Central Bank (ECB) announced this on 18 October <span class=\"icon inline-block ml-1 w-[0.875em]\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" fill=\"#000000\" viewBox=\"0 0 256 256\"><path d=\"M228,104a12,12,0,0,1-24,0V69l-59.51,59.51a12,12,0,0,1-17-17L187,52H152a12,12,0,0,1,0-24h64a12,12,0,0,1,12,12Zm-44,24a12,12,0,0,0-12,12v64H52V84h64a12,12,0,0,0,0-24H48A20,20,0,0,0,28,80V208a20,20,0,0,0,20,20H176a20,20,0,0,0,20-20V140A12,12,0,0,0,184,128Z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" src=\"https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/08\/Digital-euro-received-2160115957-1000x666-3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Person holds smartphone with &#039;Digital euro received&#039; written on it, in an urban environment at dusk, depicting digital payment in everyday life.\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/08\/Digital-euro-received-2160115957-1000x666-3.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/08\/Digital-euro-received-2160115957-1000x666-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/08\/Digital-euro-received-2160115957-1000x666-3-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the ECB, this preparation phase will lay the foundations for the possible introduction of a digital euro. It will include finalising the rulebook, which sets out rules and arrangements for banks and other payment service providers. Providers will also be selected to potentially develop the required technical platform and infrastructure, and preparations will be made for a future decision on issuing a digital euro.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alongside the announcement, the ECB published a report entitled \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecb.europa.eu\/paym\/digital_euro\/investigation\/profuse\/shared\/files\/dedocs\/ecb.dedocs231018.en.pdf\"><em>A stocktake on the digital euro \u2013 Summary report on the investigation phase and outlook on the next phase<\/em> <span class=\"icon inline-block ml-1 w-[0.875em]\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" fill=\"#000000\" viewBox=\"0 0 256 256\"><path d=\"M228,104a12,12,0,0,1-24,0V69l-59.51,59.51a12,12,0,0,1-17-17L187,52H152a12,12,0,0,1,0-24h64a12,12,0,0,1,12,12Zm-44,24a12,12,0,0,0-12,12v64H52V84h64a12,12,0,0,0,0-24H48A20,20,0,0,0,28,80V208a20,20,0,0,0,20,20H176a20,20,0,0,0,20-20V140A12,12,0,0,0,184,128Z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/a>\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ECB website provides <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecb.europa.eu\/euro\/digital_euro\/html\/index.en.html\">detailed information and background on developments concerning a possible digital euro <span class=\"icon inline-block ml-1 w-[0.875em]\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" fill=\"#000000\" viewBox=\"0 0 256 256\"><path d=\"M228,104a12,12,0,0,1-24,0V69l-59.51,59.51a12,12,0,0,1-17-17L187,52H152a12,12,0,0,1,0-24h64a12,12,0,0,1,12,12Zm-44,24a12,12,0,0,0-12,12v64H52V84h64a12,12,0,0,0,0-24H48A20,20,0,0,0,28,80V208a20,20,0,0,0,20,20H176a20,20,0,0,0,20-20V140A12,12,0,0,0,184,128Z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The ECB\u2019s preparations for a possible digital euro will enter a new phase on 1 November 2023, including work on the rulebook, platform and infrastructure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":383,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"editor_notices":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"btv_subject_tax":[13],"class_list":["post-767","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","btv_subject_tax-european-legislation"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin  - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Voorbereidingen digitale euro in de nieuwe fase - Dutch Payments Association<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Ontdek de voorbereidingen voor de digitale euro die op 1 november 2023 starten. 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