Poste Italiane Could Be Partner for Digital Euro, Cipollone Says

Poste Italiane SpA could help introduce the digital euro to Italy, according to European Central Bank Executive Board member Piero Cipollone.

The ECB is looking for partners to carry the project over “the last mile” of implementation once it has been set up, Cipollone said, speaking at an online ASviS event.

“That could be Poste,” which has “millions of clients and can easily provide support access to the digital euro,” he said.

Italy’s postal service also provides financial services to clients and is already among 70 companies selected for experimentation on the project.

Cipollone said that technical preparation for ...