So there is some common ground with the topic of our panel discussion and my keynote today: it is about rapid change, digitalisation and digital money, and central bank digital currencies in particular. CBDCs are one of the most exciting developments facing central banks today – not just in Europe, but worldwide. Many questions need to be answered.
Let me name just three of them: What opportunities are associated with CBDC? Is there a need for banknotes to go digital? What features would cater to the demands of consumers and enterprises in both the financial and the industrial sector? Maybe today’s conference can shed some more light on the different components of these important questions.