NAB, Perpetual urge RBA to pursue digital currency
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National Australia Bank and Perpetual executives say a pilot with the Reserve Bank to test the viability of a central bank-issued digital currency (CBDC) points to a future of âprogrammable moneyâ.
This new money could reduce the risks of making syndicated loans by directly linking payments and asset transfers, realising the promised efficiency of blockchain technology.
Blockchain technology enables the growth of cryptocurrencies.Â
The rapid pace of cryptocurrency innovation in financial services, as the technology that underpins bitcoin is rolled out more broadly, was the focus of various presentations to a week-long event hosted by Blockchain Australia on Monday.