Focus Session on the digital euro pilot (II)
Friday, 20 March 2026
11:00-12:30
Online event
The ECB is hosting an online focus session designed to support payment service providers (PSPs) in preparing for the call for expression of interest to participate in the digital euro pilot. This session offers PSPs a chance to engage directly with the Eurosystem, ask questions, and gain insights into the technical and operational aspects of the pilot.
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Presentation
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Programme
- 10:50
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Registration and login
- 11:00
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Introduction and agenda
- Evelien Witlox, Director Digital Euro, European Central Bank
- 11:05
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Timeline of the pilot and overview of the documentation provided with the call for expression of interest
Q&A session: 10 min
- Sebastian Siepen, Team Lead Market Infrastructure PM, European Central Bank
- 11:15
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Business architecture
Q&A session: 10 min
- Sebastian Siepen, Team Lead Market Infrastructure PM, European Central Bank
- 11:30
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Pilot payment services, user journeys and minimum UX requirements
Q&A session: 10 min
- Sebastian Siepen, Team Lead Market Infrastructure PM, European Central Bank
- 11:50
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Functional requirements and E2E process flows
Q&A session: 10 min
- Helen Jørgensen, Team Lead Market Infrastructure PM, European Central Bank
- 12:10
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Onboarding and user testing
- Helen Jørgensen, Team Lead Market Infrastructure PM, European Central Bank
- 12:25
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Wrap up
- 12:30
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End of the event
This programme may be subject to change without notice.
Audiovisual notice: The entire focus session will be livestreamed, recorded and published on the ECB’s website shortly after the event, together with the slides presented.