Eurosystem opens new digital euro innovation platform workstreams
Key Takeaways
- 01The Eurosystem launched a call for expressions of interest on 28 September 2026 for a new phase of digital euro innovation platform activities.
- 02The activities will examine and experiment with possible future digital euro features and infrastructure.
- 03Companies and organizations can seek to participate in workstreams relevant to their technology, services, or potential digital euro use cases.
- 04Participation concerns exploratory and experimental work, not mandatory compliance obligations or a confirmed digital euro launch.
On 28 September 2026, the Eurosystem invited companies and other organizations to submit expressions of interest for a new wave of digital euro innovation platform activities.
The work will include experimentation and exploration workstreams on possible future digital euro features and infrastructure. The initiative gives market participants an opportunity to help test or examine potential technical and functional elements of a digital euro.
Organizations interested in participating should assess whether their products, infrastructure, or use cases are relevant to the proposed workstreams and follow the Eurosystem’s expression-of-interest process. The announcement concerns innovation activities rather than a final decision to issue a digital euro or a binding set of requirements for private firms.