As from 4 November 2024, Wim Grosemans of BNP Paribas Fortis, whose application has been supported by the EBA member community based in Belgium, has joined the Board of the Euro Banking Association.

Wim takes over the Board seat held by Krister Billing prior to his appointment as EBA Deputy Chairman in June 2024.

The Euro Banking Association (EBA) today released the findings of the EBA survey on cross-border payments initiatives. The survey was developed by the EBA Expert Group on Cross-Border Payments (EGXP) and was conducted earlier this year. The EBA invited its member banks to provide feedback on two core aspects: the extent to which relevant industry initiatives could improve cross-border payments in line with the targets and objectives of the G20 Roadmap and the prerequisites needed for the market adoption of these initiatives.

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The Euro Banking Association (EBA) today released a new report by its Digital Currencies & Smart Payments Working Group.

“Re-inventing money: Considerations on future requirements for new forms of digital money” explores future requirements for new forms of digital money with a focus on its use for corporate customers.

The report investigates how technological innovations are transforming not only the banking industry at large, but money itself. Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) is at the heart of this transformation but continues to pose challenges for financial institutions and their corporate customers.

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