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What is central bank digital currency (CBDC)?

Mckinsey and Company

CBDCs are digital currencies issued by central banks. Their value is linked to the issuing country’s official currency.

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CFOs cast wider nets for currency hedges

CFO Dive

Companies have traditionally relied on such hedging instruments as forward currency contracts, options and swaps. Now many are looking beyond the tried and true.

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Central bank digital currencies: An active role for commercial banks

Mckinsey and Company

With central banks increasingly exploring central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), now is the time for commercial banks to establish their role in a fast-changing landscape.

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CFOs must divorce currency from technology to take advantage of crypto: Gartner

CFO Dive

For CFOs intrigued by the promises of cryptocurrency, decoupling the movements of the coin from the promise of virtual currencies’ underlying technology will be key to successful adoption, says Gartner.

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Consolidation Solution Checklist

This checklist covers: Integration of Data Currency Translation Intercompany Eliminations Partial & Cross Ownership Multiple Reporting Standards Financial & Management Reporting Mid-market companies have been forced to rely on standalone Excel and Tylenol for too long.

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86: What Is Digital Currency?

Strategic Treasurer

Session 86 Coffee Break Session: What Is Digital Currency? In this episode, Paul Galloway and Jason Campbell discuss digital currency and its implications for treasury professionals. Series Episodes The post 86: What Is Digital Currency? Crypto has been gaining popularity in the past decade.

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Emerging-Market Currencies Face Different Degrees of Pain

CFO News Room

dollar’s meteoric rise has clobbered emerging-market currencies this year. For those with a strong stomach open to trading emerging-market currencies against each other, that could create opportunities. Nonetheless, some have fared far better than others, and some look better placed for the months ahead. against the dollar this year.