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Zoom
15:00-16:30 CET

Format

online

Date

Monday, May 6, 2024

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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

Program

Time
Monday, 6 May 2024
15:00
CBDCs and Payments
Moderated by Dirk Niepelt, University of Bern I CEPR I SUERF
Ulrich Bindseil, ECB I SUERF

Can Cashless Payments Spur Economic Growth?

Amiyatosh Purnanandam, University of Michigan

Payment Firms, Cryptocurrencies, and CBDCs

Tobias Berg, Goethe University Frankfurt I CEPR
16:30
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