Interview/Payments
Renato Gomes on Pix, Drex and digital asset regulation
Brazil’s deputy governor speaks with Christopher Jeffery about pros and pitfalls of open finance, financial inclusion and crime on Pix, and the need to sideline DLT for Drex phase 3
Boris Vujčić on Croatia’s economic journey, the digital euro and the Governing Council
The Croatian National Bank (HNB) governor speaks with Christopher Jeffery about managing financial risks, the pros and cons of euro adoption, payment system reform and the use of real-time data
Finland’s fintech head on retail CBDCs versus instant payments
Payments unit leader Aleksi Grym discusses overlaps and synergies for retail CBDCs and instant payment systems in Finland and the eurozone
Somalia’s Abdullahi on the challenges of re-integration with the international system
The Central Bank of Somalia governor speaks about capacity building, reintroducing the shilling, securing donor support and climate change
BoT’s Sethaput on inflation dynamics, central bank mandates and multi-lateral payments
The Bank of Thailand governor speaks with Christopher Jeffery about the trend towards higher inflation, the sustainable finance challenge, experiments with CBDCs and governance issues related to multi-lateral payments
Somalia’s governor on rebuilding its central bank
Governor Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi discusses reviving Somalia’s war-damaged economy, re-creating a payments system, and dealing with remittances
Kenneth Montgomery on the Fed’s progress with instant payments
The FedNow project leader speaks about Covid-19 payment behaviours, a new liquidity management tool and what it will take to achieve ubiquitous instant payments in the US
Libra’s Disparte on big tech’s move into digital currency
Libra Association vice-chair Dante Disparte speaks about the decision to abandon a multi-currency reserve, stress-testing a global payment network and how the Facebook-backed body still has 3 billion customers in its sights