Eus Peters is Managing Director of the Raad Nederlandse Detailhandel (RND), the association representing large Dutch non-food retailers. He also serves on the boards of EuroCommerce in Brussels and VNO-NCW in the Netherlands, and is a member of the Maatschappelijk Overleg Betalingsverkeer (MOB), the Dutch National Forum on the Payment System. This forum brings together organisations representing payment service providers and users to help ensure that payments remain secure, reliable, accessible, and efficient for everyone.

The Raad Nederlandse Detailhandel (RND) is the association representing large Dutch non-food retailers on topics like labor market, sustainability, retail real estate, retail security, and a level playing field, including payment transactions.

Retail CBDCs are moving from experimentation towards real-world implementation—but widespread adoption is far from guaranteed. This panel explores the key challenges, but also what it takes to build public trust, create compelling use cases and encourage uptake among consumers and merchants, while ensuring accessibility, privacy and seamless integration with existing payment systems.