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What does President Trump’s return to the White House mean for CBDC projects worldwide?
NA’s Carlos Leon analyzes how the ban on CBDCs under the Trump administration shifts the focus toward private-sector innovation—specifically stablecoins and blockchain—to maintain the dollar’s global dominance
Simulating the Adoption of a Retail CBDC
FNA researchers publish a new study in the Journal of Economics and Statistics using agent-based modeling to simulate the adoption of a Digital Euro in Spain's retail payment system.
FNA Contributes to the World Economic Forum report on Wholesale CBDCs
FNA’s Carlos León contributes to the World Economic Forum’s latest Insight Report, addressing the critical liquidity demands and risks of transitioning to wholesale CBDCs and atomic settlement.
What will it take for CBDCs to be successful?
FNA’s Carlos León speaks with The Banker on how CBDC simulation and digital twins allow central banks to model economic impacts and iterate designs for optimal financial stability.
CBDCs: Should the End-User Shape the Future of Money?
FNA’s Carlos León advocates for a more user-centric approach when designing Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) in this article featured by the AGDM Academy Research Centre as part of its Insights Series.
Attractive Design Options combined with Policies and Limits are Key to rCBDC Adoption.
FNA’s latest research utilizes a digital twin of Spain’s payment ecosystem to identify the 'sweet spot' for retail CBDC adoption through simulated design options and stimulus policies.
Exploring Purpose Bound Money: Innovative Use Cases for Central Bank Digital Currencies in Fintech
FNA Founder and CEO Dr Kimmo Soramäki joined Startuprad.io’s podcast to explore the various use cases and mechanisms to drive user adoption and the success of CBDCs.
How rCBDC Gets Done: Why Learning by Simulation is Critical for rCBDC Projects
Inspired by 'How Big Things Get Done,' FNA explores how its rCBDC Simulator applies the principles of modularity and simulation to de-risk one of the most complex projects in modern finance.
What a UK CBDC means for the Financial Ecosystem
Inspired by 'How Big Things Get Done,' FNA explores how its rCBDC Simulator applies the principles of modularity and simulation to de-risk one of the most complex projects in modern finance.
With Rishi Sunak in power, are we more likely to see a ‘Britcoin’?
Carlos León , Director, Financial Market Infrastructures & Digital Currencies Solutions at FNA, writes for Payment Expert on the likelihood of a British cryptocurrency.
FNA Joins Episode 2 of the DEA’s TechyTuesday Series
The Digital Euro Association’s Valentin Seehausen and Tamara F Schmidt interview Dr Carlos León and José Fernando Moreno Guitiérrez in episode 2 of the DEA’s series, TechyTuesday. Together, Carlos and José presented FNA’s CBDC Simulation solution, highlighting the importance of CBDC simulation for designing a better CBDC.