Bank of England BIS Hub launch event

About the event

Date: Friday 11 June 2021

The event included remarks from The Rt Hon Rishi Sunak MP (Chancellor of the Exchequer) as well as an introduction to the BIS Innovation Hub and a panel discussion. Speakers included Andrew Bailey (Governor of the Bank of England), Agustín Carstens (General Manager of the BIS), Benoît Cœuré (Head of the BIS Innovation Hub), Dave Ramsden (Deputy Governor of the Bank of England) and Victoria Cleland (Executive Director, Banking, Payments and Innovation, Bank of England).

Jon Cunliffe (Deputy Governor of the Bank of England), Sujata Bhatia (COO, Monzo), Ann Cairns (Vice Chair, Mastercard), Katharine Braddick (Director General of Financial Services at HM Treasury) and Benoît Cœuré took part in a panel discussion on digital payments and the fintech ecosystem.

The session was moderated by Tangy Morgan (Senior Adviser for the Prudential Regulatory Authority).

Welcoming remarks by Rt Hon. Rishi Sunak MP, Chancellor of the Exchequer

Introductory speeches: developing public goods in the technology space for the global financial system

Introduction to the BIS Innovation Hub (IH): what it is, what it does, and collaboration with the Bank of England, including audience Q&A

Panel discussion on Digital Payments and the fintech ecosystem: where it’s going, including audience Q&A

Closing remarks and next steps for the London Centre