· Analysis · 13 min. reading time
The launch of the digital euro could give every European a free, universal payment account. But this grand vision is at risk of being curtailed by a well-coordinated lobbying campaign of the banking industry. Banks want to make sure you will keep needing them – and they have EU officials’ ears.
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Authors
Alexander Fanta
Covers technology and tech policy-making in the EU, and likes to uncover lobbying with Freedom of Information requests.
Thomas Bollen
Writes about economic dogmas, financial malpractice and alternatives for our economy and society.