IMF Stakeholders: Private Equity May Have Value on Future CBDC Report

Tobias Adrian, director of financial and investment services at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), recently said the private sector could add value to technology after digital credit banking (CBDC) if accepted by the country. Adrian gives two types of CBDCs. The first model looked at synthetic CBDCs (sCBDCs) which were backed by bank debt but provided with the help of private companies such as trading companies. Adrian noted that the private sector should follow the passion of consumers, create portfolios and dividends, while the central bank should be responsible for regulation, compliance and prudence. The second “two-tier” model is one where the central bank is responsible for promulgating CBDCs and resolving trade disputes, while the technology can be updated at any time. . Adrian believes that the sCBDC model will support private sector innovation in many “baseline” scenarios.