Profiles

Catherine Gu

Global Central Bank Digital Currencies Lead

Visa

Catherine Gu is Visa's global central bank digital currencies lead. Prior to Visa, she worked at Man Group and J.P. Morgan.

Digital currencies show great promise and have the potential to significantly impact global monetary policy. Photo credit: iStock/metamorworks.

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An infographic depicting different kinds of digital currencies.

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An infographic showing the different forms of CBDCs.

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An illustration showing the state of CBDCs.

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An infographic showing the two-tier public–private partnership system for CBDCs.

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An infographic showing CBDCs' ecosystem of participants.

Article

The Clock Is Ticking on Central Bank Digital Currencies: Are You Ready?

Central banks are taking digital currencies more seriously. Here is how commercial banks can get ahead to make adoption a reality.