How Central Banks in Asia are Adopting Blockchain

Central Banks in SAARC and ASEAN countries are being more and more receptive to the idea of using blockchain and cryptocurrency. There is an increased interest shown by Central Banks in the region to implement some form of blockchain related solution and we have seen multiple initiatives and pilot projects starting in 2019 and 2020. - Why are Central Banks in Asia focusing on enabling blockchain-based services and cryptocurrencies? - Interesting uses cases for blockchain-based applications for Central Banks - Some of the completed and on-going Central Bank blockchain projects - What to expect in 2021 relating to Central Banks and Blockchain? Speaker: Lakshan Abeyawardena Head of Strategic Business Hitachi Digital Payment Solutions Lakshan Abeyawardena leads Hitachi Digital Payment Solutions on Business Development, focusing on Sales Engineering, Product Management, and Strategic Alliances to bridge the gap between the requirements of Banks and the Software Solutions. With his technical background and over 10 years of experience in the Financial Software field, Lakshan has guided the design and implementation of key Payment Solutions across multiple leading Banks, Banking Consortiums, Telcos, and FinTechs throughout Asia. He has overseen a national switching project implementation in the Philippines, architected a virtual card issuing solution collaborating with Amex Singapore, designed a multi-currency travel card product for a MasterCard Third-Party Processor in Hong Kong, and guided a tokenized payment solution deployment for an Uber-like company in Sri Lanka.