Adeline Bachellerie

As the digital transformation of financial markets accelerates, Wholesale Central Bank Digital Currencies (WCBDCs) are emerging as a key innovation in institutional settlement systems and tokenized markets. This panel will explore the pivotal role of WCBDCs in enhancing cross-border payment efficiencies, enabling real-time FX settlement, and improving liquidity management. Industry leaders and central bank representatives will discuss insights from ongoing experiments, addressing integration challenges with private platforms and alignment with legacy infrastructure. The session will also examine the roadmaps for adoption, legal frameworks, and governance models shaping the future of WCBDCs. Analysing the results and learnings from the ECB trials and BoE’s ongoing experiments 

• What cross-border settlement efficiencies can WCBDCs offer, including real-time FX settlement and liquidity management?  
• How will WCBDCs integrate with private sector solutions, like Fnality’s platform, and align with legacy systems? 
• What are the timelines for WCBDC adoption, legal and governance frameworks, and central bank readiness to implement?