Panel Discussion - Retail CBDC - Weighing up the Benefits and Risks

Retail CBDC: Weighing up the Benefits and Risks

  • Explore how retail CBDC will need to coexist with; and complement fiat currency, and how digital currencies will be classified – will this be e-money?
  • Consider the use cases for retail CBDCs and weigh up if digital currencies are the best solution to improve the likes of financial inclusion, payment systems and cross border payments
  • Delve into the technical and design questions when building CBDCs and discuss how this system will work
  • Discuss the risks associated with retail CBDCs including regulation and legislation between geographies, consumer protection and trust, and financial stability
  • Touch on how/if retail CBDCs can complement Open Banking initiatives to ensure current regulation doesn’t suffer from new innovation
Ellie Duncan

Ellie Duncan

Cyrielle Chiron

Cyrielle Chiron

Johan Schmalholz

Johan Schmalholz

Harish Natarajan

Harish Natarajan

Marion Laboure

Marion Laboure