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John Winchcombe

2 Feb. 2021

2 min read

‘A Digital Euro is Due, if not Overdue’

Thus said Ralph Wintergerst, CEO of Giesecke + Devrient (G+D), to the Frankfurter Allgemeine newspaper before Christmas. G+D has invested significantly in this area to position itself for the future and to support its worldwide relationships with central banks. It is confident that cash will remain a core payment instrument but sees a future shift to Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC).

CBDC

John Winchcombe

2 Feb. 2021

2 min read

Without Cash, Can There be Safe Payments?

A recent Bank of Canada Staff Working Paper on ‘Safe Payments’ (2020-53) posed the question whether private payment systems based on bank deposits provide the optimal level of safety?

CBDC Future of Cash

John Winchcombe

2 Feb. 2021

5 min read

Payment News

Cardtronics runs 285,000 ATMs in 10 countries, making it the world’s largest operator of non-bank cash machines. This Houston based company is a major player in the cash industry but is now being pursued by two companies, firstly Apollo Global Management and Hudson Executive Capital and secondly NCR.

Cards CBDC News

John Winchcombe

2 Feb. 2021

3 min read

DNB Quick Guide to CBDCs

In April 2020 Harro Boven and Peter Wieters published a Dutch National Bank (DNB) Occasional Study on the objectives, pre-conditions and design choices for Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs). Harro wrote an abridged version that was used in Payers’ December publication about CBDCs which is summarised here.

CBDC

John Winchcombe

2 Feb. 2021

3 min read

Italy Moving Towards Digital Payments

The European Central Bank (ECB) is keen that EU member states engage with the public policy debate around Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) for the eurozone. In this context, it is reported that the Italian Banking Association is starting a technical feasibility study into using Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) for a future ‘digital euro’.

CBDC Digital Payments

John Winchcombe

4 Jan. 2021

5 min read

Payments in Brief

Wholesale Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDC) are a less talked about element of the CBDC conversation, perceived as more operational than revolutionary. However, the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has successfully concluded a proof-of-concept project with the Swiss National Bank (SNB) and SIX to explore the performance of the technology to integrate a tokenised digital asset and central bank money.

Apps CBDC Digital Payments

John Winchcombe

22 Dec. 2020

5 min read

CBDCs – Making Good Choices

In January the Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technology team from the World Economic Forum (WEF) in the US issued a comprehensive toolkit to help central banks develop their Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) policy by giving them a step by step process to follow, supported by detailed worksheets.

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‘A Digital Euro is Due, if not Overdue’

Without Cash, Can There be Safe Payments?

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DNB Quick Guide to CBDCs

Italy Moving Towards Digital Payments

Payments in Brief

CBDCs – Making Good Choices

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