Digital Currency Ecosystem

Given that public money remains a trust anchor, CBDCs can be the bridge between traditional payment rails and the evolving tokenized financial ecosystem.

CBDCs are moving from concept to reality. The point of sale is where they’ll make the most impact – and integration is far simpler than many expect.

A central bank doesn’t have to choose between a retail CBDC and an instant payment system – they can be complementary.

There’s a lot of talk about the token transformation in global finance. What does the future really hold? Wolfram Seidemann lays out his vision.

CBDCs hold significant potential for advancing the digital economy. A new report reveals why it’s time for central banks to start taking decisive action.

Learn how wholesale CBDCs enable scalable, efficient, and interoperable settlements in evolving tokenized financial ecosystems.

Tokenization can transform the financial system by making it more efficient, accessible, and transparent.

Adding offline capabilities to digital payments will enhance financial inclusion and payment resilience, while adorning electronic payments with cash-like features.

Beyond mere technical feasibility, it is worth asking how certain advancements can actually make lives better. We look at how CBDCs could answer this question.

Providing more visibility across road logistics delivers gains not only in efficiency and lower costs, but ESG goals such as lower emissions as well. 

Programmability and smart contracts seem to go together, at least in the public discourse. But is that actually the case?

How G+D responded to one customer’s initiative with a direction-setting innovation that could make payment cards much easier to handle.

What’s it like to work in a high-security card personalization facility? G+D’s Constantin Hupka shares insights from behind the vault doors. 

Digital commerce is moving from “prove you can pay” to “prove who you are” as payments and identity come together. How should banks adapt?

6G will deliver intelligent and secure AI-driven connectivity that will transform businesses, particularly those in the IoT. Is your enterprise ready?

Just as a banknote is a symbol of a nation, its music is its aural heritage. It is natural they come together, as a G+D Foundation exhibition showed.

G+D’s Barnabás Ferenczi discusses five crucial paytech trends set to shape the payment landscape in 2026.

How does a chemist become a product manager for banknotes and security paper at G+D? Astrid Drexler lays out her path.