DT and Telefónica win digital euro contracts in sovereignty drive

Neal Doran2026-11-02T15:58:00

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German and Spanish incumbents win roles building the connectivity layer for Europe’s planned digital euro, putting telcos at the heart of another sovereignty-driven infrastructure project as Brussels looks to reduce reliance on non-European payments technology.

This article includes:

Themes: Cybersecurity; Digital euro; Digital sovereignty; Digital payments; eSIM; Financial infrastructure; MPLS; Payments infrastructure; SD-WAN; Strategic autonomy.
People: Bernardo Mingrone; Borja Ochoa; Gottfried Ludewig; Piero Cipollone.
Geographic: Europe; Germany; Spain.
Organisations: Deutsche Telekom; Deutsche Telekom Business Solutions; European Central Bank (ECB); Indra; IndraMind Cybersecurity; Mastercard; Minsait; Nexi; Telefónica; Telefónica España; Telefónica Global Solutions; Telefónica Tech; Visa.

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