Digital euro will launch but perhaps later than 2027

Plans for the digital euro see a 2027 launch but the ECB still needs to win support from commercial banks and citizens

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  • Worldwide CBDC race
  • Infrastructure aims for 2027 launch
  • A retail currency
  • Limited payment privacy
  • Lessons from Nigeria and China
  • Uncertain digital euro uptake
  • Balancing payment facilitation and bank stability risk

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