Central banks around the world are increasingly looking to develop Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) as the use of cash dwindles and people turn to third party providers of payments and new forms of money. But why would people use them?

In this episode of the Finthropology Podcast we talk with Andrew Slack, Strategic Designer at SICPA, about why governments are turning towards Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs), the kinds of design issues that arise depending on the Central Bank’s goals, and how qualitative research can help us understand the people who might use them.

Emerging digital technologies are transforming currencies and finance, changing the way we save, spend and exchange value. But do people really need a new form of money? Our new report, Money and Payments in Low Income Brazil, examines payments practices in Brazil and explores how new financial tools might fit into the existing system.