Central banks have identified key criteria for issuing their own digital currencies in a report from the Bank of International Settlements.
Central banks have identified key criteria for issuing their own digital currencies in a report from the Bank of International Settlements.
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Digital money will have to co-exist with cash and other forms of tender, do no harm to monetary and financial stability, and be very cheap or free to use. There should also be an appropriate role for the private sector, according to a report by the BIS, the European Central Bank, the Federal Reserve and other institutions published on Friday.
“A design that delivers these features can promote more resilient, efficient, inclusive and innovative payments,” said working group co-chair Benoit Coeure, who leads the BIS’s Innovation Hub, set up last year to help officials embrace financial technology.
