Options for access to and interoperability of CBDCs for cross-border payments : report to the G20

"For central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) to improve cross-border payments, central banks must make fundamental decisions on foreign access and how CBDCs connect across jurisdictions. These decisions must be made at an early stage and international cooperation and coordination are prerequisites. That is the main conclusion of a joint report released by the Bank for International Settlements' Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures, the BIS Innovation Hub, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank. The report identifies and analyses options for access to CBDCs and their interoperability that could improve cross-border payments, including how they can interconnect with non-CBDC payment arrangements. Each option have different implications, for example for efficiency, resilience and financial inclusion. The report also discusses the implementation challenges of each of the options."--Abstract