CBDC Broadcast #10 - Gaining momentum, options for access to and interoperability of CBDCs worldwide

With:

| Anneke Kosse, Bank for International Settlements

| Illaria Mattei, Bank for International Settlements

Today, 90 per cent of central banks are exploring Central bank digital currencies, with over half already developing digital currencies or conducting experiments.

In Session #10 of FNA’s 60-minute webinar series, The CBDC Broadcast, guests Anneke Kosse and Ilaria Mattei from the Bank for International Settlements joined FNA to discuss the recent report ‘Gaining Moment – Results of the 2021 BIS Survey on Central Bank Digital Currencies and the report “Options for access to and interoperability of CBDCs for cross-border payments.”

The session covered:

• The current state of CBDCs


• Emerging trends surrounding bank engagement, motivations and intentions


• The critical questions to address when developing a CBDC


• Common interoperability models and the likelihood they are to succeed


• Wholesale CBDCs and cross-border payments


• The cross-border frictions CBDCs could address


• The importance of international cooperation to the success of a CBDC