ECB President Christine Lagarde said that the Eurosystem plans to conduct a 12-month internal pilot of the digital euro in the second half of 2027, with implementation depending on the passage of digital euro legislation by the end of 2026. In wholesale payments, the Eurosystem’s DLT solution Pontes went live on September 21 to support settlement in central bank money for tokenized asset transactions; Appia plans to further advance a blueprint for a tokenized ecosystem based on common standards, shared network infrastructure, and European governance.
推荐理由：The material covers both the digital euro retail payments pilot and tokenized asset settlement capabilities, presenting two development paths for central bank money to adapt to digital payments and financial markets.
The Bank of England’s Money Markets Committee updated its plans to extend RTGS and CHAPS settlement hours to support innovation, cross-border payments and liquidity management. Feedback on the May 2026 consultation paper was broadly supportive of extending the existing operating day, but members noted that liquidity facilities outside operating hours, liquidity and collateral management on weekends and bank holidays, operational resilience and value date rollovers still need to be addressed. The Bank of England said it would continue working with the industry to further clarify the proposal.
推荐理由：The meeting minutes show the level of support for extending RTGS and CHAPS settlement hours, as well as implementation constraints involving liquidity, collateral and operational resilience, helping market participants understand the priorities for near-24x7 settlement.
ECB Executive Board member Piero Cipollone said the digital euro will coexist with cash and could launch in 2029; the pilot project began in the summer, with the first round of testing to begin next year. ECB selected 36 participants from nearly 60 applications, and the digital euro will also support offline payments without network connectivity, while potentially halving the cost for small merchants to accept digital payments.
推荐理由：The interview outlines the digital euro’s pilot timeline, offline payment arrangements and changes in merchant costs, making it easier to understand its relationship with cash and existing card payments.
The Bank of England-hosted London Foreign Exchange Joint Standing Committee discussed plans to transition RTGS and CHAPS to near-24/7 settlement at its June 24 meeting. The meeting noted that the relevant Consultation Paper is seeking feedback from stakeholders, and that extended settlement hours will affect FX market structure and bring adjustments in financial stability, investment, funding and treasury management.
推荐理由：The meeting disclosed plans and consultation arrangements for the transition of RTGS and CHAPS to near-24/7 settlement, while also presenting its impact on FX market structure, financial stability and funding models.
European Payments Council发布SEPA Direct Debit（SDD）Core和B2B授权指令版式指引v11.1，说明如何在保留必要内容并符合规则手册的前提下缩小授权指令尺寸。文件还说明，原定于15 November 2026结束的非结构化地址格式支持将延期，新的截止日期尚未确定。
EPC 发布《Verification of Payee API Reference Toolbox – Test Cases》v1.2（文档编号 EPC139-25），列出 VOP 解决方案验证中的测试用例，分为正向与负向用例。该工具箱是供支付服务提供商（PSPs）与路由和验证机制（RVMs）测试其是否符合 EPC 的 VOP 跨 PSP API 规范的测试环境，支持请求方与响应方两种角色。
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