Benefits and risks of CBDCs in emerging markets

Melvin Khomo, general manager for financial markets at the Central Bank of Eswatini, joins Dieter Sauter, general manager of the business unit value printing at Bundesdruckerei, and Lewis McLellan, editor of the Digital Monetary Institute, to discuss what advantages a central bank digital currency can deliver. The importance of a robust means of digital identity verification as a means of improving financial inclusion as well as part of the foundation for digital currency infrastructure and the importance of creating a robust, secure platform that citizens will feel confident in adopting are also covered.