CBDCs and Payments

One key motivation for the introduction of Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) is to strengthen payment architectures. The Webinar’s three speakers address this motivation from different angles: Ulrich Bindseil will explain the European Central Bank’s plans for a digital euro payment architecture. Amiyatosh Purnanandam will present research joint with Tamanna Singh Dubey on India’s Unified Payment Interface and its implications for household income and small business activities (available here). Tobias Berg will present research joint with Jan Keil, Felix Martini, and Manju Puri on potential implications of CBDCs for private sector payment firms. The presentations will last an hour and will be followed by a 30 minutes Q&A session with the audience moderated by Dirk Niepelt.

Paper 1 – Can Cashless Payments Spur Economic Growth? by Amiyatosh Purnanandam and Tamanna Singh Dubey
Paper 2 – Payment Firms, Cryptocurrencies, and CBDCs by Tobias Berg, Jan Keil, Felix Martini, and Manju Puri