Shiri Band
Technical Product Lead for SICPA’s CBDC initiative
SICPA SA
Biography
Shiri joined SICPA in 2021, after previously working in cybersecurity, and has more than 20 years’ experience in telecoms, products and services for both large organisations and small start-ups. She combines strengths in strategy, business value creation and execution with proven ability to lead multicultural and cross-functional teams in B2B and B2C. In her past role she developed from scratch, and brought to market, a new data security product line and security strategy products and services. Shiri enjoys creating products that have a sustainable long-term impact for clients and business and is passionate about how new technologies can be used to make the world more secure.
About the company
Market leader in security inks and leading provider of secured authentication, identification, traceability and supply chain solutions, SICPA is a long-trusted partner to governments, central banks, high security printers and the currency industry. Every day, governments, companies and millions of citizens rely on its expertise, which combines material-based covert features and digital technologies, to protect the integrity and value of currency, personal identity, value documents, e-government services, as well as products and brands. True to its purpose of enabling trust through constant innovation, SICPA aims to further an Economy of Trust worldwide, where transactions, interactions and products across the physical and digital worlds are based on protected, unforgeable and verifiable data. Founded in Lausanne in 1927 and headquartered in Switzerland, the company operates on five continents.
Presentation
We know a lot about the requirements of central banks for CBDC design but what about the users? And how can various CBDC designs bridge the needs of sovereign banks and the public? In this interactive session we’ll explore central bank and public perspectives using the findings of new research on payment choice and behaviours in Brazil. The session aims to uncover deeper insights to inform the design of CBDC solutions that match central bank priorities while enabling the broadest potential for public uptake.