ECB appoints 30 senior business professionals with proven experience. Members to advise Eurosystem on design and distribution of potential digital euro. Meetings of group to be held at least quarterly, starting in November 2021.
25 October 2021 – The European Central Bank (ECB) has today announced the members of the Market Advisory Group for the digital euro project.
The Eurosystem’s High-Level Task Force on Central Bank Digital Currency called for expressions of interest on 14 July, following the Governing Council’s approval of the digital euro project investigation phase. After assessing applications, the selection committee appointed 30 senior business professionals with proven experience and a broad understanding of the euro area retail payments market.
“I am pleased that many high-quality experts from the private sector are willing to contribute to the digital euro project”, says ECB Board Member Fabio Panetta, Chair of the High-Level Task Force.
“Their expertise will facilitate the integration of prospective users’ and distributors’ views on a digital euro during the investigation phase.”
Members of the Market Advisory Group will act in a personal capacity, advising the Eurosystem on the design and distribution of a potential digital euro from an industry perspective, and on how a digital euro could add value for all players in the euro area’s diverse payments ecosystem. A representative from the European Commission and representatives from Eurosystem national central banks will also participate in the group.
Meetings are to be held at least quarterly, starting in November 2021, and written consultations will be organised between meetings. The issues identified will also be considered in the Eurosystem’s established forum for institutional dialogue on retail payments, the Euro Retail Payments Board (ERPB). The ERPB consists of high-level representatives of industry associations and represents a wide range of stakeholders. In addition, the Eurosystem will engage with the public and merchants through dedicated surveys (e.g. of focus groups) and will continue to hold technical workshops with the industry.
Members of the Digital Euro Market Advisory Group:
Aleksander Kurtevski, Managing Director, Bankart
Alessandro De Cristofaro, Director Digital Innovation Strategy, CRIF
Antonio MacĂas Vecino, Head of Payments Discipline, BBVA
Axel Schaefer, Payment Regulation and Innovation Specialist, Ingka Group (IKEA)
Cristian Cengher, Product Owner Cross Border Payments, Erste Group Bank AG
Cyril Vignet, Project Manager Innovation, Banque Populaire Caisse d’Epargne
Diederik Bruggink, Head of Payments and Innovation, European Savings and Retail Banking Group
Etienne Goosse, Director General, European Payments Council
Fanny Solano, Director Digital and Retail Regulation, Transparency and Implementation, CaixaBank
Fernando RodrĂguez Ferrer, Head of Business Development, Bizum
Gerard Hartsink, Chairman, ICC DSI Industry Advisory Board
Inga Mullins, CEO, Fluency
Jens Holeczek, Head of Digital Payment Unit, National Association of German Cooperative Banks
Jochen Siegert, Managing Director, Global Head of Asset Platforms, Deutsche Bank AG
Nicolas Kozakiewicz, Chief Innovation Officer, Worldline
Nilixa Devlukia, CEO, Payments Solved
Nils Beier, Managing Director, Accenture Strategy & Consulting
Paul Le Manh, Advisor to CEO, EPI Interim Company
Piet Mallekoote, Former CEO, Dutch Payments Association
RĂ©gis Folbaum, Head of Payments, La Banque Postale
Roberto Catanzaro, Chief Strategy and Transformation Officer, Nexi Group
Ruth McCarthy, Managing Director, FEXCO Corporate Payments
Sean Mullaney, Head of Payment Engineering, EMEA Payments, Stripe
Silvia Attanasio, Head of Innovation, Associazione Bancaria Italiana
Sofia Lindh Possne, Senior Advisor, Group Regulatory Affairs, Swedbank
Stefano Favale, Head of Global Transaction Banking, Intesa Sanpaolo
Teresa Mesquita, Chief Marketing and Product Officer, SIBS Forward Payment Solutions
Valdis Bergs, Chairman of the Board, Mobilly sia
Ville Sointu, Head of Emerging Technologies, Nordea
Yves Blavet, Open Banking Director, Société Générale
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