Finthropology are honoured to have contributed research and analysis to a new report on Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC), published by the MIT Digital Currency Initiative (MIT DCI) and Maiden Labs

At Finthropology we build human insights for finance. We’re often asked whether research isn’t too slow to contribute to innovation. At the recent EWPN conference in Amsterdam we discussed this topic with a panel of finance specialists. The answers might surprise you.

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.

In Australia there is a small but growing number of digital financial services aimed at women. Why might women need or want these services?