Digital Cash: What It Is and How It Works
GOTO Amsterdam 2023

Wednesday Jun 28
11:20 –
12:10
Berlage Zaal

Digital Cash: What It Is and How It Works

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When we think of "electronic payments", there are a lot of different interpretations: bank cards, credit cards, PayPal and the likes, mobile money, and cryptocurrencies. But they all work in widely different ways. Lately, many central banks – including the European Central Bank – have started investigating or piloting digital currencies to introduce yet another way to pay electronically.

In this talk, I will explain the technical (and social) differences between those payment methods and give insights into how such a digital currency platform could be designed.