Tag: European Central Bank

Prometeia: Energy shock tests Italy’s economic resilience

Italy's economy continues to beat expectations, but according to Prometeia's latest Quarterly Economic Outlook for September 2026, that strength rests largely on temporary factors....

EU banks face a major rethink of regulatory reporting

The European Banking Authority (EBA), European Central Bank (ECB) and European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) have opened a consultation on DPM 2.1,...

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...

Why regulators are betting big on cloud and AI

Financial regulators are facing growing pressure to modernise their technology infrastructure as rising data volumes, increasingly complex markets and new regulatory demands test traditional...

Cash holds firm despite euro area’s digital payment push

The European Central Bank has published new research showing that cash remains the payment method most widely accepted by businesses across the currency bloc,...

Revolut secures French bank licence in Europe expansion

Revolut, the global FinTech serving more than 75 million customers, has secured a full banking licence for its French entity as it prepares to...

Digital euro nears reality but banks weigh cost vs reward

The digital euro is edging from concept towards reality, and according to a report from Tieto, European banks now face pivotal choices over the...

Digital euro cleared by EU committee in payments power shift

The European Parliament's Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee has approved the digital euro, a central bank-backed digital currency designed to reduce Europe's dependence on...

Euro area banks face unified reporting overhaul

The European Central Bank (ECB), the central bank of the eurozone and key institution of the European System of Central Banks, has published a...

EXANTE Bond market turbulence: what investors need to know

Global equity markets delivered a broadly positive performance in May, but it was bond markets that commanded the most attention, according to EXANTE's latest...

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