Euro Matters – the European Central Bank Podcast

Salaries, savings, spending – we trust our banks to handle it all. But how do we know our money is really safe?
In our latest What the Euro?! episode, Catherine and François discuss how supervisors keep a close watch on your bank’s financial health and help protect your deposits.
The views expressed are those of the speakers and not necessarily those of the European Central Bank.

ECB Banking Supervision website
https://www.bankingsupervision.europa.eu/about/html/index.en.html

FAQ on banking supervision
https://www.bankingsupervision.europa.eu/press/other-publications/publications/html/ssm.faq_about~c50751c039.en.html

Banking supervision explained
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gW-5AtmyByc

Keeping your money safe – In Conversation with Sharon Donnery https://pod.link/ecbpodcast/episode/dGFnOnNvdW5kY2xvdWQsMjAxMDp0cmFja3MvMjM3NDA5MDkwMQ

European Supervisory Authority factsheets on fraud protection
https://www.eba.europa.eu/publications-and-media/press-releases/esas-publish-key-tips-help-consumers-detect-prevent-and-act-online-frauds-and-scams

ECB Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/europeancentralbank/

What could wars and cyberattacks mean for your savings?

In this episode of Euro Matters, Paul Gordon speaks with Supervisory Board member Sharon Donnery about some of the biggest risks facing European banks. They discuss how the ECB tests banks’ ability to keep your money safe during times of uncertainty – and why trust matters for savers, borrowers and the wider economy.

The views expressed are those of the speakers and not necessarily those of the European Central Bank.

ECB publishes results of 2026 geopolitical risk reverse stress test – press release
https://www.bankingsupervision.europa.eu/press/pr/date/2026/html/ssm.pr260731~93964644b0.en.html

ECB web page on fraud
https://www.ecb.europa.eu/services/using-our-site/disclaimer/html/misuse.en.html

ECB web page on consumer protection
https://www.bankingsupervision.europa.eu/about/organisation/national-supervisors/consumer-protection/html/index.en.html

ECB Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/europeancentralbank

Today our Governing Council decided on monetary policy.

Listen to President Christine Lagarde present today’s decisions. The statement also covers:
• how the economy is performing
• how we expect prices to develop
• the risks to the economic outlook
• the dynamics behind financial and monetary conditions

Published and recorded during our press conference on 23 July 2026.

Our monetary policy statement at a glance, 23 July 2026 https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/press_conference/visual-mps/2026/html/mopo_statement_explained_july.en.html

Christine Lagarde, Boris Vujčić: Monetary policy statement, 23 July 2026 https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/press_conference/monetary-policy-statement/2026/html/ecb.is260723~b6fadd48f4.en.html

Monetary policy decisions, 23 July 2026 https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/pr/date/2026/html/ecb.mp260723~29f24d99bc.en.html

Combined monetary policy decisions and statement, 23 July 2026 https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/press_conference/monetary-policy-statement/shared/pdf/ecb.ds260723~ef801dc812.en.pdf

European Central Bank
https://www.ecb.europa.eu/home/html/index.en.html

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Why can’t we just print more money? What’s one thing everyone should know about finance? Can universities prepare us for an AI-driven future? And what makes countries want to adopt the euro?

These questions came from you, our listeners. So at the ECB Forum on Central Banking in Sintra, we grabbed a mic and put the questions to the experts. Hear their answers in the latest What the Euro?! episode.

The views expressed are those of the speakers and not necessarily those of the European Central Bank.

Published on 21 July, and recorded on 30 June and 1 July 2026.

Further reading:
AI and your future – In Conversation with OpenAI’s Ronnie Chatterji
https://pod.link/ecbpodcast/episode/dGFnOnNvdW5kY2xvdWQsMjAxMDp0cmFja3MvMjM1MzgyMTM0NA

ECB Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/europeancentralbank

What does AI mean for your job, our economy and Europe’s future?

In this episode of Euro Matters, Stefania Secola speaks to Ronnie Chatterji – Chief Economist at OpenAI – about AI adoption, productivity and inequality. They also discuss competition and whether the technology can become a force for broad-based prosperity.

The views expressed are those of the speakers and not necessarily those of the European Central Bank.