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Offline settlements with a digital pound: Lessons from the BoE’s report

The Payments Association

A Bank of England experiment proving that offline payments with a digital pound are technically feasible, but complex. It highlights major trade-offs in security, privacy, and policy that must be addressed before offline CBDC payments can scale. For payments leaders, the findings are not simply a technical footnote.

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FPC 2022 Fall Member Meeting

Faster Payments Council

The issuance and use of a CBDC for cross-border payments could potentially help simplify intermediation chains, increase speed and lower costs. With the number of ongoing global CBDC initiatives and the publication of the new series bulletins the panel will explore the possible impacts of CBDCs on cross-border payments.

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