Eurosystem Innovation Hub Center

The Eurosystem Centre, hosted and supported by the Deutsche Bundesbank and the Bank of France, focuses on decentralised finance, wholesale CBDC, cyber security, and green finance. The Centre’s unique setup and interactions with the Eurosystem foster innovative thinking. With offices in Frankfurt and Paris, the Centre leverages the innovative potential of the central banks and the financial sectors in these important financial hubs. The Centre collaborates with central banks and other Innovation Hub centres to design and implement projects, and actively participates in fintech events and academic conferences. The Centre’s current projects include cyber security (Project Leap), green finance (Project Gaia), suptech & regtech (Project Atlas), and digital currencies, DeFi, and wholesale CBDC (Project Atlas and Project Mariana). Project Atlas explores the economic significance of cryptoassets and DeFi, while Project Mariana tests cross-border wholesale CBDCs. Project Leap focuses on quantum-proofing the financial system, and Project Gaia aims to enable climate risk analysis. The Eurosystem Centre is a key part of the BIS Innovation Hub’s project portfolio and contributes to enhancing the functioning of the financial system using cutting-edge technologies.

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