July 2021 • jaapringnalda.

The ECB’s impact on developments, according to the ECB itself

by Jaap Ringnalda on 23 July 2021 with No Comments

“Payments and market infrastructure two decades after the start of the European Central Bank” (Website ECB, 23 July 2021). Extensive ECB publication on the payment systems we have in Europe and the different roles of the ECB; supplier, catalyst and … Read More

Now really on our way to a digital euro

by Jaap Ringnalda on 14 July 2021 with No Comments

“Eurosystem launches digital euro project” (Website ECB, 14 July 2021). Time has come; after the first publications about the digital euro from central banks, there is now a large-scale study into the possibilities and feasibility of it. In 2 years, … Read More

SWIFT’s account verification too ambitious?

by Jaap Ringnalda on 8 July 2021 with No Comments

“SWIFT to eliminate frictions in international payments by upfront verification of account details in real time” (Website SWIFT, 8 July 2021). A service from SWIFT that will soon be able to check whether the beneficiary’s account number is correct before … Read More

Monthly Archives: July 2021