Future of payments forum
As the European Central Bank marks the second year of the digital euro’s ‘preparation phase’ and central banks in the region undertake wholesale central bank digital currency trials, OMFIF’s Digital Monetary Institute’s Future of payments forum in Frankfurt brought together key stakeholders to explore the state of play of projects and the remaining challenges around upgrading payments infrastructure.
The forum convened central bankers, regulators, government officials, commercial banks and technology providers to shape the dialogue around the future of money and payments in Europe. Topics included the role of the public and private sector in retail payments, technical aspects of the digital euro, holding limits and offline payments, the political backdrop and its impact on legislation, tokenisation and the potential benefits for financial markets and improving cross-border payments.
Speakers
Salvatore Alonzo
Head of the Payment Systems Directorate
Banca d'Italia
Salvatore Alonzo
Head of the Payment Systems Directorate
Banca d'Italia
Ulrich Bindseil
Director General of Market Infrastructures and Payments
European Central Bank
Ulrich Bindseil
Director General of Market Infrastructures and Payments
European Central Bank
Martin Diehl
Head of Section Payment Systems
Deutsche Bundesbank
Martin Diehl
Head of Section Payment Systems
Deutsche Bundesbank
John Orchard
Chairman, Digital Monetary Institute
OMFIF
John Orchard
Chairman, Digital Monetary Institute
OMFIF
Jens Reich
Head of digital Euro Ecosystem
Deutsche Bundesbank
Jens Reich
Head of digital Euro Ecosystem
Deutsche Bundesbank
Jan Rosam
Partner, Technology Consulting, EMEIA Financial Services
EY
Jan Rosam
Partner, Technology Consulting, EMEIA Financial Services
EY
Oliver Sigrist
Senior Economist
Swiss National Bank
Oliver Sigrist
Senior Economist
Swiss National Bank
Mikael Svensson
Vice President Government Affairs & Public Policy Europe
Mastercard
Mikael Svensson
Vice President Government Affairs & Public Policy Europe
Mastercard
Katie-Ann Wilson
Managing Director, DMI
OMFIF
Katie-Ann Wilson
Managing Director, DMI
OMFIF
Katie-Ann Wilson is Managing Director, Digital Monetary Institute at OMFIF. She is responsible for leading and managing the team to deliver the institute’s overall business objectives through a pipeline of publications and events. Katie-Ann develops the editorial scope across these projects and supports senior engagement with central banks, regulators, financial services, and technology providers. She also contributes to the corporate leadership of the entire business.
Prior to joining OMFIF, she worked at King’s College London, supporting the social science and public policy faculty on research submissions to higher education funding bodies. Before this, she worked as a grant writer for a non-governmental organisation in Israel.
Katie-Ann holds an MA in International Political Economy (distinction) from King’s College London and a BA (Hons) in International Relations from the University of Leeds.
Evelien Witlox
Programme Director of Digital Euro Project
European Central Bank
Evelien Witlox
Programme Director of Digital Euro Project
European Central Bank
Timings
14:00-14:30 Registration and refreshments
14:30-15:00 Welcome address: Bridging macroeconomic CBDC models with central banks’ issuance plans
15:00-16:00 Session I: What role should central banks play in strengthening retail payments in Europe?
16:00-16:30 Break and refreshments
16:30-17:30 Session II: Towards a DLT-based European unified ledger
17:30-17:35 Closing remarks
17:35-18:30 Reception
Sponsors
This meeting is open to the OMFIF network, with priority given to DMI members. Interested in DMI membership? Contact us at Partnerships@omfif.org