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Peter Walker

Corporate Vice President, Industry Solutions Engineering, Microsoft

Peter Walker is the Corporate Vice President of Microsoft’s Industry Solutions Engineering team, working directly with industry leading companies to tackle significant technology challenges. With 20+ years of industry experience, he has deep expertise in solving problems that demand scalable, high-performance system design and architecture.

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Financial services
Thought leadership

Published June 20, 2024

5 min read

Central bank digital currencies: Accelerating a digital economy with advanced technology

Many central banks are experimenting with the idea of issuing digital versions of national currency, in the form of central bank digital currencies. This new form of digital money is made possible by advanced technology, which Microsoft is helping to enable.