Finance Norway’s Payments Conference 2020 DEPUTY GOVERNOR IDA WOLDEN BACHE
CENTRAL BANK DIGITAL CURRENCY
AND REAL-TIME PAYMENTS
Changing payment landscape
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1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020
Cash use has fallen further
Percent
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
Other
Online/mobile banking Mobile phone
Payment cards Cash
Increased globalisation
BigTechs’ networks and market power
New types of monetary and payment systems Global operators in the payment infrastructure
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Central bank digital currency (CBDC)
Electronic claim on the central bank, accessible to all Being researched by many central banks
Role of cash and the “precautionary principleˮ
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Central bank digital currency in Norway
Norges Bank is researching CBDC – no decision reached on introduction
Currently assessing:
• CBDC features
• Technical solutions
• Consequences for financial stability and monetary policy
Welcome to our open webinar on 9 November!
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Real-time payments
Straks 2.0 ready and all banks join Common
infrastructure Straksready
2013 2016 2018 2020 2021 Initiative to
improve Straks
Straks payment via Vipps
Norges Bank explores expansion of operational role
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Innovation – to better meet society’s needs Cross-border payments
Nordic BIS Innovation Hub Centre IT security
• Framework for testing cyber resilience based on TIBER
Technological advances –
opportunities and challenges
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Finance Norway’s Payments Conference 2020 DEPUTY GOVERNOR IDA WOLDEN BACHE