The issue of privacy remains fundamental in CBDC design. The AEI published a vision for a financial system with the coin as its cornerstone.
As open data is seen as a necessity moving into the digital age, consumer permissioned data could be the key to manage privacy concerns.
The firm is calling it the Plaid Portal and not explicitly tying the launch with a privacy settlement the firm reached on Friday, but the timing is close enough to call.
This week the chairwoman of the House Financial Services Committee, Maxine Waters, announced the creation of a Task Force on...
Privacy is a running concern with potential users of a retail CBDC. BIS have announced the launch of a project to resolve them.
Digital Identity is an aspect of CBDC design causing much debate. For some, it is the end of freedom, others dub that "unnecessarily alarmist."
Plaid CEO Zach Perret is in favor of banks allowing customers to have control over access of their data; Plaid...