Digital €: does the ECB want its cake and eat it too?

Written by John Orchard, CEO of OMFIF

The European Central Bank (ECB) describes a digital € as: “A digital euro would be a digital form of cash, issued by the central bank and available to everyone in the euro area…. An electronic means of payment available free of charge to everyone. Like cash today, you could use it anywhere in the euro area, and it would be secure and private. In our inc…