Sopnendu Mohanty, Chief Officer of the Monetary Authority of (MAS), said that has potential for cross-border payments but the agency “does not see much” in retail bank digital currencies. Mohanty delivered his comments at the in Business event at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology on May 2.
Mohanty revealed that back in 2016, policy makers did not have a clear understanding of what is, so the MSA — Singapore’s — decided to experiment with the technology to better understand it.
The MSA has since learned a variety of -related use cases, including how to deploy the technology to organize payments in the banking system, settle payments against securities, as well as how to conduct cross-border payments, said Mohanty.
He continued that, while the agency came to recognize the efficiency gains the technology could bring, it did not see a compelling future for retail bank digital currencies.
As an example, Mohanty referenced the central banks of Singapore and having their networks to send each other digital currency. Commenting on the development, Mohanty said then:
“The next wave of central bank projects can make further progress by bringing technology exploration together with policy questions about the future of cross-border payments.”
In January, the MAS the public against an alleged scam, which claimed a was officially adopted by the . Apart from reporting on the new crypto scam, the MAS also warned the public in the statement about common problems in investing in or digital , emphasizing that such investments are associated with high risk.
Published at Sat, 04 May 2019 02:15:21 +0000
