## Cross-Border Payments in the Digital Age

## Source details

**Canonical URL:** [Cross-Border Payments in the Digital Age](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/ct/2024/cbpct24-05)

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## Bibliographic details
- Session: CT 24.05
- Location: Shenzhen, China
- Dates: May 13-17, 2024 (1 week)
- Delivery method: In-person Training
- Primary language: English

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### Training Program Overview
- Session No.: CT 24.05
- Location: Shenzhen, China
- Date: May 13-17, 2024 (1 week)
- Delivery Method: In-person Training
- Primary Language: English
- Target audience:
  - Mid- to senior-level officials working in the payment, legal, technology, monetary policy, foreign exchange management, and financial stability departments at the central bank and in positions with similar responsibilities.
- Qualifications:
  - Participants should have experience in the operations and/or oversight in one or more of the following areas: payments, legal, technology, monetary policy, foreign exchange management, and financial stability.

### Course Description and Learning Approach
- Design basis:
  - The course is designed based on the G20 Roadmap for Enhancing Cross-border Payments and the IMF-World Bank approach to cross-border payments technical assistance presented by the Monetary and Capital Markets Department.
- Instructional methods:
  - Interactive format using a combination of lectures, case study simulations, and group or individual presentations.
- Learning objectives:
  - Provide a basic understanding of cross-border payments and the actions underway to address their challenges.
  - Enable participants to apply concepts in hypothetical case studies.

### Key Thematic Areas and Analytical Focus
- Near-term obstacles and solutions examined:
  - Pain points of developing cross-border payments.
  - Regional and international initiatives to address obstacles in the near term, including:
    - Improving access to payment systems.
    - Interlinking fast payment systems.
    - Expanding and aligning operating hours.
- Long-term initiatives analyzed:
  - Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDC).
  - Crypto Assets.
- Expected participant outcomes:
  - Analysis of the evolving landscape of cross-border payments in the digital age.
  - Understanding of how cross-border payments could be improved through policy, operational, and technological measures.

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## References

- [In-person Training](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/delivery-methods)
- [Core Elements of Banking Supervision (CBS)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/at/2027/cbsat27-10)
- [Advanced Government Finance Statistics (GFS-A)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/ce/2026/gfs-ace26-45)
- [Fiscal Sustainability (FS)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/ce/2026/fsce26-38)
- [Safeguards Assessments of Central Banks (SAC)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/at/2026/sacat26-30)
- [Macroeconomic Management in Resource Rich Countries (MRC)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/ce/2026/mrcce26-44)

_Source: https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/ct/2024/cbpct24-05_