In this episode we sit down with Dr. Oriol Caudevilla on Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs). Oriol is a true expert when it comes to FinTech. Currently he works as a Management Consultant at AirHelp while holding several advisory roles at Fintech/Wealth/Blockchain Tech companies such as ixFinTech Advisor (Hong Kong), ETFCool, Alpha Bright Asset Management, ScallopX and the Israel Blockchain Association. He is also currently a mentor for several different Accelerator programs and FinTech Start Ups across Asia.

Oriol is Fellow at the Digital Euro Association (D€A) and at the Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS), as well as Honorary Fellow at the Asian Institute of International Financial Law -AIIFL- at the University of Hong Kong (HKU). He is member of the Singapore FinTech Association (SFA) as well as FinTech Australia.

Furthermore, he publishes articles in several media, including China Daily (both the Global and Hong Kong Edition) and Macau Business. He has given talks and seminars on the Chinese financial system, central bank digital currencies and the Digital Yuan in several universities in the US, Canada, Mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau, as well as in international conferences, like the recent Israel/UAE FinTech Week, the Future of FinTech Saudi Arabia event and the Greater Bay Area Blockchain Week.

Tune in for some great insights to the development and use cases of central bank digital currencies.