Stablecoins, tokenisation, and AI to feature at Fed event
A conference on 21 October will explore stablecoins, tokenised assets, AI in payments, and the evolving convergence of traditional and decentralised finance.
The Federal Reserve Board will hold a conference on payments innovation on 21 October, focusing on emerging technologies in US payment systems. Regulators, academics, and industry participants will explore ways to enhance the safety, efficiency, and accessibility of payments.
Panel discussions will cover stablecoins, tokenised assets, AI in payments, and the convergence of traditional and decentralised finance. The event highlights how digital assets are increasingly viewed alongside conventional payment methods, reflecting their growing role in financial systems.
The conference will be livestreamed on the Fed’s website, with further details forthcoming.
Experts emphasise the need for clear, unified rules to enable tokenised credit and liquidity markets to scale without fragmentation. Artificial intelligence is also moving into the core of payments, with applications in fraud detection, credit assessment, and risk management.
The Fed’s event adds to a busy Q4 policy calendar, alongside initiatives from the SEC, CFTC, BIS, and MAS. Officials stress that innovation in payments is a constant, with new technologies complementing existing systems rather than replacing them.
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