Exploring the Future of Digital Currency in Africa | Poundcast Episode 14
In Episode 14 of the Poundcast, we delve into the dynamic world of African digital currency with Adedeji Owonibi, Founder and CEO at Convexity. Adedeji shares his expertise on the developments in the Nigerian CBDC and stablecoin space, shedding light on initiatives like the eNaira and the African Stablecoin Consortium. He discusses the vision behind […]
Digital Dollar Project partners with the Digital Pound Foundation to strengthen international discussion and collaboration
We are pleased to announce that the Digital Dollar Project has joined the Digital Pound Foundation (DPF) as a strategic partner. The Digital Dollar Project is a neutral, non-profit forum focused on exploring digital innovation in money and preserving the role of the U.S. Dollar in a world of decentralised and centralised sovereign and non-sovereign […]
Innovation vs Access to Cash: Priorities for a Retail CBDC
Author: Claire Conby, Operations and Innovation Lead at the Digital Pound Foundation and Co-founder of OneStep Financial – with thanks to Phil Kenworthy for his input into this article (and for the waving of the £5 note!) A few weeks ago, I was sitting on a panel talking about the evolution of digital money and what we […]
Global Digital Finance partners with the Digital Pound Foundation to improve policy collaboration across the digital finance ecosystem
We are pleased to announce that Global Digital Finance (GDF) has joined the Digital Pound Foundation (DPF) as a strategic partner. GDF is an open innovation community that works towards improving market standards and regulation for digital finance through engagement with industry, policymakers and regulators. Global Digital Finance and the DPF will collaborate on areas […]
Preserving the singleness of money in a rapidly changing financial landscape
Date: Wednesday 28 February 2024Location: London, UK On 28th February 2024, the Digital Pound Foundation held a roundtable entitled “Preserving the Singleness and Uniformity of a digital Pound”, in which we explored the challenges around preserving the singleness of money in the digital age. In the future, multiple different forms of money – both public and private, […]
Greengage joins Digital Pound Foundation as an Associate Member
We are very pleased to announce the addition of Greengage to the Digital Pound Foundation’s membership community. Greengage joins the Foundation as an Associate Member and will also take part in the Policy, Legal & Regulatory and Use Case Working Groups. Greengage provides a platform of relationship-based e-money account services to SMEs, high net worth […]
DPF Response to FCA Discussion Paper 23/4 – Regulating cryptoassets Phase 1: Stablecoins
The Digital Pound Foundation (DPF) welcomes the opportunity to respond to the Financial Conduct Authority’s (the FCA’s) Discussion Paper 23/4 on Regulating cryptoassets Phase 1: Stablecoins (the “Discussion Paper”). We would like to thank the FCA for the in-depth and comprehensive analysis that has been undertaken in drafting the Discussion Paper, as well as the […]
The Role of a Digital Pound in Promoting Sustainability
Executive Summary The Digital Pound Foundation Use Case Working Group has been working together to identify, develop and refine a series of key use cases that can be used to illustrate the potential of a retail digital Pound for the UK citizen. With a focus on innovation and use cases that cannot easily be served […]
DPF Response to Bank of England Discussion Paper: Regulatory regime for systemic payment systems using stablecoins and related service providers
The Digital Pound Foundation (DPF) welcomes the opportunity to respond to the Bank of England’s (the Bank’s) Discussion Paper on the Regulatory regime for systemic payment systems using stablecoins and related service providers (the “Discussion Paper”). The DPF’s stated remit is to advocate for and support the implementation of a well-designed digital Pound, in both […]
Digital Currency Glossary
Foreword This glossary has been produced by UK Finance, The Payments Association, Digital Pound Foundation, TheCityUK, Innovate Finance and City of London Corporation, and supported by CryptoUK, CMS, Clifford Chance, Greengage, Cummings Pepperdine and The Realization Group. This glossary is also available in PDF format – click here to download a print-friendly copy. Digital currencies […]
