Regulators racing to keep up with digital IDs
By Julian Jacobs
The promise and risks of digital identification create a quandary for regulators, innovators and policy-makers who fret about cybersecurity and data protection. In a panel focused on digital IDs at OMFIF’s Digital Monetary symposium, panellists offered a generally optimistic picture of the future of digital ID, but acknowledged that regulators were still a few steps behind.
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 MEETINGS  The ECB and monetary policy developments Monday 13 June, Roundtable Oscar Arce, director general economics at the European Central Bank, discusses the macroeconomic outlook for Europe, the conditions facing monetary policy, the new inflation landscape and the factors underpinning growth in the euro area. |
 ON DEMAND  Central banks and digital currencies Building on OMFIF’s status as an independent think tank for central banks, the DMI brought together policy-makers, technology experts and investors on 11-12 May to push the boundaries of the discussion on CBDC, stablecoins, cryptoassets and the future of money. |
 Data: Towards a new age of economic enlightenment As regulators and policy-makers work to balance protection and innovation in their evolving frameworks, this landmark report explores the use of data and its potentially transformative impact on developments in the global economy, financial services, the business community and society as a whole. |
