Transformation: Payments
Channel: New America
Date: 2020-06-23

The coronavirus pandemic has highlighted how obsolete payments systems are undermining the ability of countries and communities to respond to crises. Even in advanced economies such as the United States, individuals are waiting weeks or months for public benefits checks and struggling to send funds to loved ones. Deploying the next generation of digital payments systems could unlock innovative responses to major crises, and programmable money might prove the foundation for everything from direct transfer payments from governments to individuals to smarter strategies for fiscal stimulus. These systems could also create privacy and geopolitical challenges as different standards and systems spread around the globe.

The next edition of Transformation, an online events series hosted by New America’s Digital Impact and Governance Initiative (DIGI), will focus on the future of digital payments systems. We’ll be joined by a world-class roster of policymakers and technologists who are working to build and deploy solutions that could shape the global payments landscape for generations to come. Join us on June 23rd at 10 am to participate in this important conversation.

Speakers:

Chris Giancarlo
Former Chairman, CFTC
Sr. Counsel, Willkie Farr & Gallagher
Project Director, Digital Dollar Project

Dante Disparte
Head of Policy and Communications for the Libra Association
Founder and Chairman, Risk Cooperative

Sandra Ro
CEO, Global Blockchain Business Council

Tomicah Tillemann (moderator)
Executive Director, Digital Impact and Governance Initiative (DIGI)

About Transformation
Transformation is a groundbreaking online event series examining how innovation and technology can reshape our institutions in a post-pandemic world. Each month, we bring together key leaders revolutionizing the structures that power our societies. The series explores breakthroughs that are making economic and governance systems more efficient, transparent, and accountable. Together, we’re creating a blueprint for building more resilient societies during and beyond the coronavirus pandemic.

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