What the FinTech? | S.4 Episode 4 | The rise of CBDCs

In the latest episode of the What the Fintech? podcast, we’re joined by Nicholas Soo, regional head of payments products Asia at HSBC, to chat about the raft of global activity surrounding central bank digital currencies, or CBDCs. Nicholas and FinTech Futures editor Paul Hindle discuss the different types of CBDCs currently being explored (including the UK’s proposed ‘digital pound’), their pros and cons as well as potential use cases. And finally, we find out what fintech buzzword Nicholas wants to break out of our Fintech Jail!