A cashless society and central bank digital currency: where are we now?

Wed 10 May 2023 -
12:00 - 13:00

The paper ‘A Cashless Society: benefits risks and issues’ was presented in January 2018.

Five years later, where are we? What are the benefits? We’ll explore the risks and issues, and consider what plans government should have about this in regard to the poverty premium. Can a cashless society help in negative interest rate policy?

Featured Speakers

Chair

Policy Manager, IFoA

Ian Collier is a retired actuary who spent his career primarily as an investment banker. Since retiring he has volunteered on a number of IFoA working parties including the Health and Care Research Committee and Social Care Working Party. He is Chair of the Cashless Society Working Party.