Seeking Digital Euro Component Providers: Applications Now Open

The European Central Bank (ECB) has issued five calls for applications to establish framework agreements with potential providers of digital euro components and related services. The purpose of this selection process is to ensure that the Eurosystem is prepared to develop a digital euro in the future if necessary. However, no decision to issue a digital euro will be made until the European Union’s legislative process is completed. The framework agreements will cover certain digital euro services, while other components will be sourced internally from within the Eurosystem. The calls for applications target various digital euro components, including an alias lookup component, a fraud and risk management component, app and software development kit (SDK) components, an offline services component, and a secure exchange of payment information component. Eligible candidates must submit their applications by the specified deadlines, and the highest ranked respondents will be invited to submit offers in a subsequent Invitation to Tender (ITT). The outcome of the public tender procedure will be published on the ECB’s website.

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