Study: Nearly 60% of 2,012 respondents do not know about digital euro

According to a study commissioned by Deutsche Bank, many Germans are open to the idea of a digital euro. The survey involved 2,012 German residents and found that half of the respondents could generally imagine using a digital euro as an additional payment option. This sentiment also applies to Germans who previously didn't know about the digital euro.

The survey showed that 41% of respondents had heard, read, or seen information about the digital euro, while 59% said they lacked knowledge about it. However, most respondents generally had privacy concerns.

The research report pointed out that more than three-quarters of respondents believed that privacy issues were very important or important when using the digital euro. Among the respondents surveyed, 59% said that the planned offline version of the digital euro was very important or important, which aimed to provide a level of privacy protection similar to cash.