Francesco Di Salvo is a Senior Financial Sector Specialist at the World Bank’s Payment System Development Group. He joined the World Bank in 2020. He performs technical assistance to governments and central banks. The assistance is aimed to support policy reforms and implementations in a series of thematic areas related to the financial systems: regulatory and policy frameworks, payment systems development, innovation, digital identity, financial inclusion, government payments, and international remittances.
Previously, Francesco held several roles within Mastercard, the last being director of product management for the Data & Services unit. Moreover, he served for three years as a market infrastructure expert at the European Central Bank.
Roundtable Room 2 (Level 2)
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Governance, the Architecture & Standards for the Digital Economy: Striving for international connectivity and trust in a fragmented world.
How can governments act locally but support global interconnectivity and the development of the digital economy? What standards, conventions, or infrastructures do we need to adapt or create to enhance access and empower citizens and companies to participate on equal footing in the global digital economy while addressing risks and protecting sovereignty?