Collaborating on Digital Currency Knowledge Transfer

Finance Loop is excited to announce its strategic partnership with the Digital Euro Association (DEA), a leading voice on digital currencies, upholding and advancing fundamental civil rights and furthering the public good. Both parties commit to digital currency education and to collaboration across sectors.

The collaboration covers joint initiatives in knowledge exchange and networking for industry professionals, policymakers, and regulators. Together, the DEA and Finance Loop aim to drive the responsible adoption of digital currencies and emerging financial technologies across Germany and Europe.

Dr. Jonas Gross, Chairman of the Digital Euro Association, expressed enthusiasm about this new partnership. "We are thrilled to collaborate with Finance Loop in driving education and improving public understanding on digital money. The financial system as we know it is undergoing a substantial transformation, where knowledge is more important than ever."

Michael Wutzke, Co-Founder and Managing Director of Finance Loop, said, “Finance Loop believes that the future of finance is on-chain. In 2025, Finance Loop hosted more than 15 in-person events across Germany, attracting thousands of attendees from finance and fintech. Together with our motivated partners, Finance Loop will continue this mission in 2026 and beyond.”

The Digital Euro Association (DEA) is a think tank specializing in central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), stablecoins, crypto assets, and other forms of digital money based in Frankfurt, Germany. In particular, it focuses on the digital euro. It is the DEA's mission to contribute to the public and political discourse through research, education, and by providing a platform and community for policy-makers, technologists, and economists to discuss digital money-related topics. The DEA is committed to independence and excellence, aiming to set the agenda and to shape policy by encouraging new ideas and forward-thinking in the field of digital money.

Every year the DEA organizes the Digital Euro Conference in Frankfurt. The Digital Euro Conference 2026 took place on March 26, 2026, and the Digital Euro Conference 2027 is on April 8, 2027.

More details: www.digital-euro-association.de

Finance Loop has the goal of driving the adoption of emerging technologies in finance, such as blockchains, digital assets, and artificial intelligence. Finance Loop is supporting its members in growing their reach and knowledge concerning finance, investment, and asset management especially across Germany and Europe.

Strategic partners of Finance Loop are Frankfurt Main Finance, the voice of the financial center Frankfurt in the Eurozone, and TechQuartier, the FinTech innovation hub in Frankfurt. Further partners are Blockchain Bundesverband, Bitcoin Bundesverband, and related organizations.

More details: www.finance-loop.net