The Rise of Digital Money

By Tobias Adrian, Tommaso Mancini Griffoli

July 15, 2019

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Tobias Adrian, and Tommaso Mancini Griffoli. The Rise of Digital Money, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2019) accessed September 21, 2024

Summary

This paper marks the launch of a new IMF series, Fintech Notes. Building on years of IMF staff work, it will explore pressing topics in the digital economy and be issued periodically. The series will carry work by IMF staff and will seek to provide insight into the intersection of technology and the global economy. The Rise of Digital Money analyses how technology companies are stepping up competition to large banks and credit card companies. Digital forms of money are increasingly in the wallets of consumers as well as in the minds of policymakers. Cash and bank deposits are battling with so-called e-money, electronically stored monetary value denominated in, and pegged to, a currency like the euro or the dollar. This paper identifies the benefits and risks and highlights regulatory issues that are likely to emerge with a broader adoption of stablecoins. The paper also highlights the risks associated with e-money: potential creation of new monopolies; threats to weaker currencies; concerns about consumer protection and financial stability; and the risk of fostering illegal activities, among others.

Subject: Banking, Central Bank digital currencies, Currencies, Digital currencies, International reserves

Keywords: Commercial bank, E-money issuer, E-money provider, FTN, Providers default, Unit of account

Publication Details

Pages:

20
Volume:

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Issue:

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Series:

FinTech Notes No. 2019/001
Stock No:

FTNEA2019001
ISBN:

9781498324908
ISSN:

2664-5912

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