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ECB picks OVHcloud and Scaleway as EU-only cloud backers for digital euro tender

OVHcloud and Scaleway were named EU-only cloud subcontractors to Senacor Technologies, the ECB's first-ranked tenderer for the digital euro's Secure Exchange of Payment Information system, with AWS, Microsoft and Google barred from bidding.

Verified Editor-read OVHcloud press release, 19 March 2026

What it does not test. Does not establish a final signed contract value or that the digital euro regulation itself has been adopted.

How this item counts. Towards autonomy: it changes who owns, who operates, whose law governs. Binding 2 of 3 (agreed or funded), scale 3 of 3 (large), Verified counts in full: weight +18 of 36 possible. EU-only OVHcloud/Scaleway picked over AWS/Microsoft/Google for digital euro tender. European Sovereignty Index

How this item was made. Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above; read and approved by the editor on 2026-09-20. How the record is made

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