Digital currencies and fintech

• February 21, 2017

  The Potential for FinTech to Transform the Financial System in Canada

  Remarks Carolyn A. Wilkins Ottawa, Ontario

  Comments to the Competition Bureau of Canada.

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances, Remarks Topic(s): Digital currencies and fintech

• Canadian Bank Notes and Dominion Notes: Lessons for Digital Currencies

  Staff Working Paper 2017-5 Ben Fung, Scott Hendry, Warren E. Weber

  This paper studies the period in Canada when both private bank notes and government-issued notes (Dominion notes) were simultaneously in circulation. Because both of these notes shared many of the characteristics of today's digital currencies, the experience with these notes can be used to draw lessons about how digital currencies might perform.

  Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff working papers Topic(s): Bank notes, Digital currencies and fintech, Financial services JEL Code(s): E, E4, E41, E42, E5, E58