Presentation –  The Challenges of Being a Stablecoin Issuer
This talk addresses the impact that stablecoins, especially payment stablecoins, may have on payments systems, including those provided by banks.  Will stablecoins compete with bank-provided payment services?  And, is it a good idea for a bank to get into the payment stablecoin business?  The talk will cover topics such as use cases, business models, and headwinds facing payment stablecoins.
Dr. Franklin Noll - Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City

Presentation – It's Not All About Blockchain – Smart Use of DLT Within Banking
Ever since we have known about crypto currencies, how they work and the underlying architecture that supports it – distributed ledger technology (DLT), we have fallen into the trap of largely thinking that DLT can be used only for cryptos, NFTs and the like. If we broaden our outlook and evaluate core capabilities of DLT, which include – but not limited to – provenance, auditability, immutability, near real-time broadcasting, there are meaningful use cases within banking and beyond where we can reap the benefits of DLT.