At the Deutsche Bundesbank, Heike Winter is responsible for policy issues relating to the digital euro. This comprises committee work in the Eurosystem and in the German banking industry. After completing her degree in economics, Heike worked at an institute for economic theory. She joined the Deutsche Bundesbank in February 1999, working initially in the Public Relations and Economic Education Departments before transferring to the Payments Department in March 2007. Since February 2024 she is team head in the new department digital euro.