Digital currencies in the global payments system
Abstract
Digital currencies have grown in importance as geopolitical risk assessments and consumer expectations have shifted, leading to significant changes in the global financial payment and settlement systems. Governments are pursuing diverse approaches to this modernisation in line with their strategic aims and capabilities. Moving forward, global financial influence may depend less on traditional metrics of currency strength than on control of widely adopted settlement networks and the rules that govern them.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Digital Transformation in Financial Services
Blockchain Technology Applications and Security
Global Financial Crisis and Policies
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Strategic Comments
- Volume
- 32
- Issue
- 2
- Publication date
- 7 February 2026
- Language
- EN