CUNEF Universidad and the IEBF host an event to present a report on the opportunities and challenges brought by the digital euro

Last Tuesday, June 10, the Auditorium of CUNEF Universidad hosted the presentation of “Digital Euro: a technical explanation and some policy reflections to enhance digital payments in the European Union” in an event organised by the Spanish Institute of Analysts and the Spanish Banking and Finance Institute (IEBF). The report shows that the digital euro should be implemented gradually, with properly calibrated holding limits, and always aiming to make Europe stronger.

The speakers also stressed that the digital euro, in addition to allowing instant, secure and highly private payments, both on- and off-line, should be seen as complementary to cash, not a store of value. They also pointed out that the digital euro presents an opportunity to strengthen the EU’s strategic autonomy regarding  digital payments, reducing the current dependence on non-European tools and staying ahead of the challenges posed  by private stablecoins.  

After the opening speeches by Manuel Balmaseda, Director of the IEBF, and Lola Solana, President of the Spanish Institute of Analysts, the event featured a roundtable discussion with panellists Francisco Uría, Global Head of Banking and Capital Markets at KPMG, Christian Castro Torres, Head of Public Affairs at CaixaBank, Gloria Hervás, Global Head of Public Policy at Banco Santander, and Álvaro de Salas Lasagabaster, Member of the Steering Committee-Financial Services at Minsait (Indra Group), who are all co-authors of the report along with Vivian Clavel, Head of CBDC & Digital Assets at Minsait (Indra Group).