Francesco Campisi · 13 days ago Digital Euro Pilot: Banca d'Italia Calls Merchants, Deadline October 27 Italy leads the digital euro pilot with seven operators out of 36. The ECB's merchant call closes October 27 at 5 p.m., but only covers e-commerce and app… Digital EuroPayments
Mattia Mezzetti · 19 days ago Defense Tech Funding Hits $10.5B in Europe, Italy Lags Behind European defense-tech startups are set to raise $10.5 billion by end-2026, per Dealroom. Germany and Finland lead; Italy captures almost none of it. Digital EuroMarketsMacroeconomics
Giulia Ferrante · a month ago Digital Euro E-Commerce Pilot: Applications Close October 27 The ECB is accepting digital euro merchant applications until October 27, 2026. A pilot checkout with no legal tender status launches in late 2027, and… Digital EuroRegulationAdoption
Giulia Ferrante · a month ago Digital Euro: Italian Retailers Demand Zero Fees on Micropayments at POS Italian retailers are demanding zero fees on digital euro micropayments and free POS integration. Banca d'Italia's own September 2026 research already leans… RegulationEuropeDigital Euro
Giulia Ferrante · a month ago Digital Euro Limit Set by Bank of Italy: Payments Only, Not Savings Banca d'Italia Deputy Governor Chiara Scotti drew a hard line on the digital euro on Sept. 25: it must stay a payment tool, not a savings rival to bank… RegulationEuropeDigital Euro
Francesco Campisi · 2 months ago Stablecoins vs Bank Deposits: Banca d'Italia Spots the GENIUS Act's Flaw Banca d'Italia identifies a critical gap between MiCA and the GENIUS Act: in Europe stablecoins can't yield returns, but in the US a door is left open. The… StablecoinsMiCADigital Euro
Ilya Bratanov · 3 months ago US Bans Digital Dollar While Europe Builds the Digital Euro The US banned its own public digital dollar until 2030, handing the future to Tether and Circle. Europe is building the digital euro. Two opposite bets on who… EuropeUnited StatesCrypto
