Wholesale and retail central bank digital currencies both have the potential to improve efficiency and financial innovation. Policy-makers and central banks are now increasingly acknowledging the opportunities that CBDCs present for the digital economy but are also assessing likely challenges.
OMFIF’s Digital Monetary Institute, in collaboration with Giesecke+Devrient, is convening a private roundtable to explore how central banks can leverage a unified and integrated digital currency system for wholesale and retail transactions while ensuring interoperability. By issuing CBDCs, central banks can introduce a safe, trusted and widely accessible digital means of payment for both business and the wider public while paving the way for a tokenised monetary architecture.
This in-person roundtable provides a forum for informal exchanges and a deeper understanding of participants’ perspectives.