With the European Central Bank advancing its wholesale distributed ledger technology trials and the digital euro entering its design phase, 2025 marks a pivotal year for Europe’s evolving financial infrastructure. The shift towards tokenised finance – encompassing stablecoins, tokenised deposits, Markets in Crypto-Assets implementation and DLT-based settlement models – raises pressing questions around interoperability, regulation and the future role of public money.
Against a backdrop of accelerating global innovation and geopolitical competition, European policy-makers are also sharpening their focus on strategic autonomy and digital sovereignty. OMFIF’s Digital Monetary Institute’s Future of payments forum brings together 40-50 representatives from central banks, regulators, governments, commercial banks, technology providers and payments companies to assess how Europe can build a resilient, future-ready payments and settlement ecosystem anchored in trust, innovation and monetary stability.
The forum is interactive with all delegates invited to contribute to discussions. This event is invitation-only.