30/05/2024 (Agence Europe) – The European Central Bank (ECB) has published the updated list of names of the members of the digital euro Rulebook Development Group responsible for developing the digital euro rules as part of the second phase of work on the digital euro, the preparation phase which is expected to run until 2025. The ECB had indicated that this rulebook was intended to establish – should the ECB Governing Council decide to actually launch the digital euro – common standards to ensure pan-European reach and a harmonised payment experience using the digital euro. The aim is also to enable market players to develop innovative solutions and enable national instant payment solutions to reach the euro area as well. The list includes representatives of the European retail payments market and the Eurosystem. Link to the list: https://aeur.eu/f/cg7 (EV)