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URL:https://cds.iisc.ac.in/events/cds-kiac-seminar-cds-102-26th-november-f
 intech-solutions-in-payments-stablecoins-and-wholesale-cbdc/
SUMMARY:CDS-KIAC {Seminar}@ CDS: #102: 26th\, November "FinTech Solutions i
 n Payments: Stablecoins and Wholesale CBDC"
DESCRIPTION:We welcome you to CDS-KIAC talk on 26th November 2025 (Wednesda
 y). The details are as below:\n\n\n\nSpeaker: Srichander Ramaswamy\, South
  East Asian Central Banks (SEACEN) Centre\nTitle: FinTech Solutions in Pay
 ments: Stablecoins and Wholesale CBDC\nDate and Time: November 26\, 2025: 
 02:00 PM\nVenue: #102\, CDS Seminar Hall.\n\n\n\nAbstract:\n\nThis talk pr
 esents a central banker’s perspective on the ongoing global innovations 
 in money\, particularly in the areas of stablecoins and wholesale central 
 bank digital currencies (CBDCs). These developments remain a key focus of 
 research and monitoring at institutions such as the BIS\, IMF\, and centra
 l banks worldwide. The session will share preliminary insights on these in
 novations and invite discussion on their implications. In addition\, it wi
 ll address emerging concerns such as fraud and scams in the financial ecos
 ystem\, highlighting the critical challenges central banks face in combati
 ng these issues. These areas are high on policy agendas yet lack clear str
 ategies for resolution.\n\nBio of Speaker:\n\nSrichander Ramaswamy is the 
 Director of Financial Stability\, Supervision\, and Payment Systems at the
  SEACEN Centre. His career spans academia\, research\, and industry across
  multiple countries. He has held faculty and research positions at institu
 tions such as the National Institute of Technology (Trichy\, India)\, Indi
 an Institute of Science (Bangalore)\, Technical University of Berlin (Germ
 any)\, and the University of Lausanne (Switzerland). Srichander’s profes
 sional experience includes roles at Lucas TVS (Chennai)\, Aeronautical Dev
 elopment Agency and Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics (Banga
 lore)\, Credit Suisse (Zurich)\, Bank for International Settlements (Basel
 )\, and the European Stability Mechanism (Luxembourg). He also served as t
 he EU High-Level Adviser to the Prime Minister’s Office in the Republic 
 of Moldova\, focusing on financial system governance and regulation. He ho
 lds a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from t
 he College of Engineering\, Guindy\; a Master’s degree in Control System
 s Engineering from IIT Kharagpur\; and a Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering fr
 om the University of Cincinnati\, Ohio.\n\nAbout: This talk is part of the
  KIAC Seminar Series on AI for Fintech.\n\nHost Faculty: Yogesh Simmhan\, 
 CDS\n\n\n\nALL ARE WELCOME
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