{"id":11665,"date":"2025-09-16T07:00:25","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T12:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iqcol.com\/?p=11665"},"modified":"2025-09-05T15:32:51","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T20:32:51","slug":"monedas-digitales-de-bancos-centrales","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iqcol.com\/en\/monedas-digitales-de-bancos-centrales\/","title":{"rendered":"Digital currencies of central banks"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Digital currencies of central banks: the future of financial resilience<\/h1>\n<p data-start=\"7527\" data-end=\"7902\">The <strong data-start=\"7531\" data-end=\"7605\">digital currencies of central banks (CBDC, for its acronym in English)<\/strong> they are profiled as one of the innovations more disruptive in the global financial system. From the <strong data-start=\"7705\" data-end=\"7721\">yuan digital<\/strong> in China until the <strong data-start=\"7740\" data-end=\"7768\">project of euro digital<\/strong>governments are exploring how these coins can guarantee <strong data-start=\"7838\" data-end=\"7876\">resilience, inclusion and safety<\/strong> in the digital economy.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"7904\" data-end=\"8055\">In this article, we look at what are the CBDC, what are its benefits, risks, and what implications they have for the safety and security in digital payments.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11666\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11666\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11666 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/iqcol.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Image_fx-2025-09-05T140414.804-1024x559.png\" alt=\"Monedas digitales de bancos centrales\" width=\"1024\" height=\"559\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iqcol.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Image_fx-2025-09-05T140414.804-1024x559.png 1024w, https:\/\/iqcol.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Image_fx-2025-09-05T140414.804-300x164.png 300w, https:\/\/iqcol.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Image_fx-2025-09-05T140414.804-768x419.png 768w, https:\/\/iqcol.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Image_fx-2025-09-05T140414.804-18x10.png 18w, https:\/\/iqcol.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Image_fx-2025-09-05T140414.804-570x311.png 570w, https:\/\/iqcol.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Image_fx-2025-09-05T140414.804-270x147.png 270w, https:\/\/iqcol.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Image_fx-2025-09-05T140414.804.png 1408w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11666\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Digital currencies of central banks<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 data-start=\"8062\" data-end=\"8122\">1. What are the digital currencies of central banks?<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"8123\" data-end=\"8329\">A CBDC is the <strong data-start=\"8138\" data-end=\"8189\">digital version of the official currency of a country<\/strong>issued directly by their central bank. Unlike criptomonedas, is supported by the State and maintains a stable value.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"8331\" data-end=\"8494\">Example: a <strong data-start=\"8343\" data-end=\"8359\">weight digital<\/strong> issued by the Bank of the Republic of Colombia would have the same value for a ticket, but would circulate in electronic form.<\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"8501\" data-end=\"8538\">2. Key benefits of CBDC<\/h2>\n<ul data-start=\"8539\" data-end=\"8899\">\n<li data-start=\"8539\" data-end=\"8659\">\n<p data-start=\"8541\" data-end=\"8659\"><strong data-start=\"8541\" data-end=\"8568\">Financial resilience:<\/strong> allow you to keep your transactions even when there is a crisis or failures in private systems.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"8660\" data-end=\"8744\">\n<p data-start=\"8662\" data-end=\"8744\"><strong data-start=\"8662\" data-end=\"8683\">Payments immediate:<\/strong> transfers in real-time without costly middlemen.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"8745\" data-end=\"8804\">\n<p data-start=\"8747\" data-end=\"8804\"><strong data-start=\"8747\" data-end=\"8761\">Inclusion:<\/strong> access to populations not bancarizadas.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"8805\" data-end=\"8899\">\n<p data-start=\"8807\" data-end=\"8899\"><strong data-start=\"8807\" data-end=\"8825\">Transparency:<\/strong> records auditable to reduce the risk of fraud and money laundering.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 data-start=\"8906\" data-end=\"8933\">3. Risks and challenges<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"8934\" data-end=\"8981\">Implement a CBDC is not without challenges:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"8982\" data-end=\"9354\">\n<li data-start=\"8982\" data-end=\"9074\">\n<p data-start=\"8984\" data-end=\"9074\"><strong data-start=\"8984\" data-end=\"9003\">Cybersecurity:<\/strong> the central bank becomes a critical target for attackers.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"9075\" data-end=\"9173\">\n<p data-start=\"9077\" data-end=\"9173\"><strong data-start=\"9077\" data-end=\"9092\">Privacy:<\/strong> the balance between traceability and protection of personal data is a delicate one.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"9174\" data-end=\"9264\">\n<p data-start=\"9176\" data-end=\"9264\"><strong data-start=\"9176\" data-end=\"9201\">Adoption of technology:<\/strong> the payments infrastructure and businesses must adapt.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"9265\" data-end=\"9354\">\n<p data-start=\"9267\" data-end=\"9354\"><strong data-start=\"9267\" data-end=\"9301\">Impact on the commercial banking:<\/strong> could alter models of uptake and credit.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 data-start=\"9361\" data-end=\"9404\">4. What does it mean for Latin america?<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"9405\" data-end=\"9449\">In the region, several countries are exploring CBDC:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"9450\" data-end=\"9603\">\n<li data-start=\"9450\" data-end=\"9488\">\n<p data-start=\"9452\" data-end=\"9488\"><strong data-start=\"9452\" data-end=\"9462\">Brazil<\/strong> test the digital real.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"9489\" data-end=\"9534\">\n<p data-start=\"9491\" data-end=\"9534\"><strong data-start=\"9491\" data-end=\"9501\">Mexico<\/strong> plans to release the weight digital.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"9535\" data-end=\"9603\">\n<p data-start=\"9537\" data-end=\"9603\"><strong data-start=\"9537\" data-end=\"9549\">Colombia<\/strong> advances in studies for a digital currency official.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"9605\" data-end=\"9656\">The key will be to design digital currencies that:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"9657\" data-end=\"9861\">\n<li data-start=\"9657\" data-end=\"9717\">\n<p data-start=\"9659\" data-end=\"9717\">Comply with <strong data-start=\"9671\" data-end=\"9714\">international safety standards<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"9718\" data-end=\"9802\">\n<p data-start=\"9720\" data-end=\"9802\">Integrated controls equivalent to PCI DSS in the protection of data of users.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"9803\" data-end=\"9861\">\n<p data-start=\"9805\" data-end=\"9861\">Are aligned with the regulation of payments, and fintechs.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"9885\" data-end=\"10142\">The CBDC is not just a trend, but the future of the <strong data-start=\"9942\" data-end=\"9975\">resilience of the global financial<\/strong>. For central banks, they represent a new chapter in confidence in the currency; for users, an opportunity to access payments more safe and inclusive.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"10144\" data-end=\"10371\"><em data-start=\"10182\" data-end=\"10369\">In <strong>IQ Information Quality<\/strong> we help organizations to anticipate the challenges of innovation in digital payments. <\/em><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"10144\" data-end=\"10371\"><em data-start=\"10182\" data-end=\"10369\">\ud83d\udc49 <a href=\"https:\/\/iqcol.com\/en\/contacta-a-iq-servicios-de-seguridad-en-pagos-digitales\/\"><strong>Contact us and let's explore together the financial future of Latin america.<\/strong><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h6 data-start=\"10378\" data-end=\"10403\">Sources consulted<\/h6>\n<ul data-start=\"10404\" data-end=\"10726\">\n<li data-start=\"10404\" data-end=\"10492\">\n<h6 data-start=\"10406\" data-end=\"10492\"><a class=\"decorated-link cursor-pointer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ecb.europa.eu\/euro\/digital_euro\/html\/index.en.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"10406\" data-end=\"10490\">European Central bank \u2013 Euro digital<\/a><\/h6>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"10493\" data-end=\"10564\">\n<h6 data-start=\"10495\" data-end=\"10564\"><a class=\"decorated-link cursor-pointer\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"10495\" data-end=\"10562\">Bank of International settlements (BIS) \u2013 CBDC,\u00a0<\/a><a class=\"decorated-link cursor-pointer\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"10567\" data-end=\"10630\">The people's Bank of China \u2013 Yuan digital,\u00a0<\/a><a class=\"decorated-link cursor-pointer\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"10635\" data-end=\"10724\">Bank of the Republic of Colombia \u2013 press Releases<\/a><\/h6>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Monedas digitales de bancos centrales: el futuro de la resiliencia financiera Las monedas digitales de bancos centrales (CBDC, por sus siglas en ingl\u00e9s) se perfilan como una de las innovaciones m\u00e1s disruptivas en el sistema financiero global. Desde el yuan digital en China hasta el proyecto de euro digital, los gobiernos est\u00e1n explorando c\u00f3mo estas [&hellip;]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":11666,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11665","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-noticias"],"blocksy_meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iqcol.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11665","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/iqcol.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/iqcol.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iqcol.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iqcol.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11665"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/iqcol.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11665\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iqcol.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11666"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iqcol.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11665"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iqcol.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11665"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iqcol.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11665"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}