Technology, money and the financial infrastructure of the future
Keynote speech by Mr José Luis Escrivá, Governor of the Bank of Spain, at the 10th Annual Conference of Mediterranean Central Banks "Digital currencies, payments and reserve management”, Roda de Berà, 1 October 2026.
Source: BIS Central Bank Speeches
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DW NOTE
The Bank of Spain governor delivers a 2026 speech on financial infrastructure innovation while oil supply has contracted 6% and his country's primary energy artery has been closed for seven months. Not a word about resilience under stress — only speed, transparency, and programmability.