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The future of digital payments: CBDCs, stablecoins, and next-generation innovation

PanelPayments & innovation

2026-03-31 | 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

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  • Discuss insights from CBDC pilots and instant payments initiatives
  • Who controls the infrastructure? Analyse central bank autonomy vs. public-private roles in payments systems
  • Examine how instant payments,  CBDCs, and stablecoins can evolve together without challenging financial stability
  • Explore the future of digital payments and how they can improve efficiency, inclusion, and global connectivity?

Speakers

Central Bank of Sri Lanka

Manisha Wimalasuriya

Central Bank of Sri Lanka

Additional director, payments and settlements department

Bank of France

Stéphane Latouche

Bank of France

Chief representative for the Asia-Pacific

Bank of Japan

Naomi Takeda

Bank of Japan

Director-general, payment and settlement systems department

Bank of Uganda

Andrew Kawere

Bank of Uganda

Director, national payment systems department

Bank Negara Malaysia

Qaiser Iskandar Anwarudin

Bank Negara Malaysia

Director, payment services policy department

Central Bank of the Philippines

Jovelyn M. Hao

Central Bank of the Philippines

Deputy director, fintech innovation and policy research group, technology risk and innovation supervision department

Bank of China (Hong Kong)

Shirley Shen

Bank of China (Hong Kong)

Manager, innovation and optimization centre

Partners

Bank of China (HK)

Bank of China (HK)