DIGITALEUROPE launches its Finance Executive Council

To connect industry leadership with policy expertise and to unlock the full potential of digital finance in Europe, DIGITALEUROPE has launched its Finance Executive Council. The Council – made up of senior executives from leading financial services, payments, cloud and cybersecurity companies – is committed to fostering innovation, resilience and global competitiveness in the financial ecosystem.

Cecilia Bonefeld-Dahl, Director-General of DIGITALEUROPE, explains why this Council is so important:

“Europe’s financial future hinges on trust, security and digital innovation. In a global race for financial competitiveness, we must ensure our financial sector is both technologically advanced and resilient to threats, while also enabling access to financing that supports the real economy.

From real-time payments and AI-driven fraud detection to secure cloud infrastructure and digital identity, the technologies shaping our financial future are already here. But policy must keep pace. The questions are: Can Europe lead the next generation of global finance? Can the EU financial sector support the scale of investments required for the digital and green transitions, while enhancing the overall competitiveness of Europe’s economy? 

Through our Finance Executive Council, we are bringing together leaders from across the digital and financial sectors to shape policies that drive secure innovation, empower consumers, and strengthen our global competitiveness.”

About the Finance Executive Council

The Finance Executive Council is one of four Executive Councils at DIGITALEUROPE, alongside the Defence, Energy and Health Executive Councils.

Gathering high-level leaders from across the financial and technology ecosystem, the Council aims to bridge the gap between innovation and regulation. Members will bring forward business insights on how to:

• Promote financing opportunities to the benefit of digital and digitally transforming industries;

• Boost safe, real-time and domestic and cross-border payments;
• Advance secure and ethical AI in financial services;
• Ensure financial inclusion and literacy through digital tools;
• Protect the financial industry against evolving cyber threats and consumers against fraud;
• Promote regulatory clarity and simplification that supports European competitiveness and attracts foreign investors

With companies on the frontline of digital transformation, the Council provides actionable recommendations and concrete business use cases to inform EU policy and support a thriving, innovative and resilient European financial sector.

Members of the Finance Executive Council