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Digitalisation offers the mobility sector an excellent chance to optimise customer service, but the responsible use of data remains a key challenge. One of the most crucial aspects for the future of mobility will be the ability to protect the privacy of consumers and businesses. These are the key findings from research into digital sustai...

Widely regarded as the more respectable face of crypto, stablecoins are poised to become an integral part of the financial system’s future. With their ability to stabilise prices and in conjunction with harmonised regulations, stablecoins hold the promise of improving access to financial services. During EBAday 2020 in November, Josje Fio...

A much-discussed (and much-hyped) topic among central banks is the issuing of currency in a digitalised form: a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC). It is claimed that CBDCs could have a significant impact on the payment infrastructure and ecosystem because they could change the rules of the game. However, the various existing CBDC imple...

The payment ecosystem and infrastructure continue to transform through increasin...

Our involvement in the launch of the Europay Mastercard Visa contactless (EMVc) card was a great reminder of the benefits of a shared perspective. EMVc has already been rolled out in public transport in various geographical regions (e.g. in London, New York, Singapore, Sydney & Chicago), but nowhere nationwide and all modalities. It g...