The Digital Currencies Working Group aims to develop a programme of thought-leadership content that educates and makes recommendations to the industry on a range of topics from the different types of digital assets and regulatory frameworks to wider ecosystem design.
The Working Group engages with key stakeholders to advocate for the development of a clearer, risk-based regulatory framework for crypto-assets in the UK that promotes innovation as well as consumer protection.
Education
Develop content and events programme to educate all industry stakeholders on the economic benefits of adopting digital assets.
Community
Publish thought-leadership content about the challenges, solutions and opportunities that digital currencies present to the payments industry.
Policy
Identify key agencies influencing the global development of digital currencies, such as central banks and regulators.
Manish Garg, Managing Director, Banksly
Robert Courtneidge, Independent Advisor
Morten Nielson, CFO, ARYZE
Nilixa Devlukia, CEO, Payments Solved
Andrew Whitworth, Policy Director, Ripple
Sean Forward, CEO, Payabl
Christian Rau, Senior VP Fintech and Crypto Enablement Europe, Mastercard
Roman Gutchenko, Compliance Manager, PXP Financial
Martin Dowdall, Senior Managing Associate, Sidley
James Blackwell, Short Term Borrowing, Retail Banking, NatWest
Stefan Vlajkovic, Global coordinator (General Secretary), MonTiN Safe administration
Sophie Skelton, Managing Associate, Addleshaw Goddard
Russ Barenboym, Executive Director and Head of Payments, GBXP Ltd
Demystifying Digital Assets – Interviews with Members of The Payments Association
As part of our industry report ‘Digital Assets Demystified, the history, status and future of programmable digital assets’, we spoke to members of The Payments Association who shared their perspectives on the role of digital assets in the payments industry and examples of exciting new business models that are realising their potential to disrupt.
