Focus Session - The digital euro pilot

Description

In November 2025, the ECB announced its plan to launch a call for expressions of interest in 2026, inviting European payment service providers to join a digital euro pilot expected in the second half of 2027. The session will outline the pilot’s objectives, timeline, and PSP selection process. It will also give participants the opportunity to ask questions to the digital euro team.

Programme
9:50 Login
10:00 Introduction and explanation of objectives & agenda (Evelien Witlox, Director Digital Euro, ECB)
10:05 Recap: How will the digital euro work? (Sebastian Siepen, Team Lead Market Infrastructure PM, ECB)
10:15 Essentials of the digital euro pilot (Kirsten Hoornstra, Team Lead Market Infrastructure PM, ECB)
10:25 Next steps (Helen Jørgensen, Team Lead Market Infrastructure PM, ECB)
10:30 Questions and answers
11:00 Wrap up (Evelien Witlox, Director Digital Euro, ECB)

This programme may be subject to change without notice.

Audiovisual notice: The entire Focus Session will be live streamed