Peter Hubli

Digital currencies are reshaping the institutional payments landscape. This panel will examine their maturation, highlighting the opportunities and risks they present. Key topics include the latest WCBDC initiatives across the U.S., EU, and Asia, the evolving regulatory landscape for stablecoins, and the debate between public and private digital currencies. We’ll also explore how stablecoin issuers are addressing compliance and the integration of various digital money types into real-time financial systems. 

• What are the threats and opportunities posed by CBDCs and stablecoins? 
• What are the latest CBDC initiatives in the U.S., EU, and Asia, and what are their similarities and differences? 
• Outlining the key stablecoin regulatory considerations and private vs. public digital currency debates. 
• How are stablecoin issuers navigating regulatory requirements? 
• How can you integrate different digital money types with real-time gross settlement and other legacy systems?

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?