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1. 28 April 2025
   Cash, digital euro, crypto-assets: what lies ahead?
   A conversation with Fabio Panetta, Governor of Banca d'Italia, at a lead-up event to the Festival dell'Economia in Trento Fabio Panetta, Governor of Banca d'Italia, was interviewed at a special event leading up to the Festival dell'Economia in Trento by [...]
2. 15 April 2025
   Hydropower plants and saving: two stabilization mechanisms
   The 15th edition of the Salone del Risparmio, taking place from 15 to 17 April 2025 at the Allianz MiCo conference centre in Milan, is a good opportunity for us to pick up the discussion on the importance of saving and how to protect our money. To do so, [...]
3. 31 March 2025
   Security in electronic payments
   Cards and bank transfers: are they safe? Let's face it, electronic payments are convenient. Paying with a debit or credit card allows us to settle our debts in an instant while bagging the items we've purchased, at the supermarket, for instance. We don't [...]
4. 27 March 2025
   The 1,000 Lira note: MUDEM's first virtual exhibition opens today
   The history of an iconic banknote is the focus of the exhibition at the Money Museum MUDEM inaugurates its first exhibition available online for free today, dedicated to one of the most famous banknotes in Italy's history, which has even been celebrated [...]
5. 24 March 2025
   The 2025 Global Money Week draws to a close
   Growth and awareness at the heart of the 2025 edition Global Money Week 2025, the global awareness-raising campaign dedicated to the financial literacy of young people promoted by the OECD, ended on 23 March. The theme of this edition, 'Think Before You [...]
6. 19 March 2025
   What to do if you suspect a euro banknote is fake - some tips and interesting facts
   Counterfeiting euro banknotes is very difficult: the central banks that issue them, including Banca d'Italia, use special printing techniques and other advanced security features, such as parts that feel thicker and parts that can only be seen when you [...]
7. 13 March 2025
   What to Know Before Buying Gold
   In Scrooge McDuck and Money, the film produced by Walt Disney in 1967, Uncle Scrooge explains to his grand-nephews that his huge vault full of gold, and much more, into which he often dives or swims happily, is merely 'petty cash that moves in and out [...]
8. 10 March 2025
   Banca d'Italia takes part in Didacta Italia Fair 2025
   From 12 to 14 March, Banca d’Italia will take part in Didacta Italia, Italy's most important education fair, to be held in Florence at Fortezza da Basso. The fair will be an opportunity to meet and interact with teachers, educators and other [...]
9. 24 February 2025
   What you can do if you have euro banknotes or coins in poor condition
   Sometimes you might end up with a damaged banknote: it might be torn, stained, marked with letters or numbers, discoloured or damaged by moisture, or worn out from use, or even missing a piece. Nobody would accept such a banknote and it would remain [...]
10. 21 February 2025
    'Generation Euro Students' Award' is back!
    The 'Generation €uro Students' Award' is back! This year's annual team competition is open to students in the final two years of upper secondary school. It is dedicated to those willing to learn more about how monetary policy works and to compete in [...]