The value added of CBDCs: a view from the euro area
Maria Demertzis and Catarina Martins argue that the ECB is uniquely positioned to help create the global standard, and in the process to help protect the EU’s global strategic interests
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Tech
When AI becomes a central banker
There are efficiency and cost benefits in using AI. Jon Danielsson discusses what tasks can safely be outsourced to AI and what needs to stay in the hands of human decision makers
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Global action to enhance crossborder payments
Victoria Cleland discusses the difference to people and economies worldwide that enhancing crossborder payments would make
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Cutting down on downtime
Alan Stewart-Brown discusses how Out of Band Management and network operations drive network resilience during network outages
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Putting digital enquiries under the microscope
Jonathan Sharp argues that companies need to embrace modern technologies and ways of working such as AI, the use of social media, hybrid working or they will almost certainly be left behind
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The power and perils of the artificial hand
Generative AI could change our lives. Gita Gopinath considers artificial intelligence through the ideas of Adam Smith
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The shape of things to come
Jon Cunliffe looks at four areas where the tokenisation of money is now being explored, examining the BoE’s work to ensure these new forms of money are robust and uniform
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Are cryptoassets a threat to financial stability?
Cryptoassets and markets are a relatively recent innovation in finance. Claudia Buch says there is a need to monitor and take preventive action against risks in these markets
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EU’s digital competition law can give users more control
Christophe Carugati believes that the EU’s Digital Markets Act gives regulatory authorities another chance to tackle the difficult issue of user consent for data processing
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Is it now time for industry 4.0?
The much anticipated fourth industrial revolution hasn’t happened yet. Richard Markoff and Ralf Seifert discuss the many factors that have slowed the progress of industry 4.0
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