Offline settlements with a digital pound: Lessons from the BoE’s report
The Payments Association
JUNE 16, 2025
These are linked to the requirement for instant offline settlement, i.e. digital money leaves the payer device to go into the payee’s device. The security of such payments rests entirely on the devices, hence the use of secure elements in the experiment. This distinction has real-world implications.
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