European Central Bank is looking for experts to work on the Digital Euro
- The ECB is looking for experts to work in two specialist groups in the rules development group for the digital euro.
- This brings us a step closer to the practical implementation of an EU-wide interoperable payment system.
The first specialist group with a name G5 is dedicated to the development and review of technical specifications for ATMs and payment terminals. The Digital Euro is intended to dock with existing European standards in order to make its introduction as smooth as possible for retailers, banks and payment service providers.
The G5 is about established terminal protocols, EMV-based processes and the integration of various communication technologies. A particular focus is on offline functionality. The digital euro should also be usable without a network connection.
This places additional demands on hardware, security modules and local verification mechanisms. The ECB is therefore looking for experts who have practical experience in the operation or development of ATM and terminal infrastructures.
Certification and testing framework
The second specialist group called B1 focuses on establishing a Europe-wide uniform testing, certification and approval framework. It is intended to ensure that all components of the digital euro – from wallet implementations to merchant terminals to the payment service providers’ backend systems – function reliably and are compatible with each other.
The ECB wants to prevent isolated solutions from developing again that would jeopardize the uniformity of the European payment transactions would prevent. Instead, a clearly defined testing process should be created that enables innovation and at the same time guarantees minimum technical standards.
We are therefore looking for experts with experience in the certification of payment and receipt applications as well as in the development of corresponding test procedures.
Further project progress
Die ECB This brings the technical preparation of the digital euro forward, although the political decision is still awaiting the EU legislature. The regulations development group works in parallel with the legislative process to ensure that there are no further delays lasting years when the expected green light is received.
The application deadline for the experts ends on April 10, 2026. Interested parties can submit their documents by email; A letter of support from a member of the policy development group is helpful, but not mandatory.
With the new specialist groups, the practical implementation of the Digital Euro a clear step closer.
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