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This pathway will walk us through the basics of banks, starting with some of the different types and their main functions, then starting to look at the regulation faced by the banks, both before and after the Global Financial Crisis.
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In this video, Max discusses the cost-of-living crisis currently enveloping the UK. He examines its impact on households as well as the overall economy.
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Sabrina Rochemont
25 years: Digital payments specialist
In this video, Sabrina introduces the key concepts underpinning Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs). She evaluates the two potential forms that CBDCs might take, ‘wholesale’ and ‘retail’ / ‘general purpose’.
In this video, Sabrina introduces the key concepts underpinning Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs). She evaluates the two potential forms that CBDCs might take, ‘wholesale’ and ‘retail’ / ‘general purpose’.
What is a CBDC?
7 mins 16 secs
Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) will likely take one of two forms. CBDCs will either be ‘Wholesale’, in which case they would be an evolution of current central bank settlement facilities. Or, they will be in the form of a ‘Retail’ CBDC, which would be available to retail customers.
Key learning objectives:
Understand the potential of blockchain in the context of a wholesale CBDC
Explore the two types of CBDCs that are being considered
Assess the differences between a retail/general purpose CBDC and a wholesale CBDC
Sabrina Rochemont
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