Catenaa, Thursday, September 3, 2025- The US Federal Reserve will hold a payments innovation conference on October 21, with discussions centered on stablecoins, tokenization, and the future of financial services.
The event will gather regulators, financial institutions, and industry participants to examine how digital technologies can enhance safety and efficiency in payments.
Fed Governor Christopher Waller said the conference would provide a forum to explore opportunities and risks tied to new models, stressing the role of innovation in meeting the changing needs of consumers and businesses.
The agenda includes panels on stablecoin business models, tokenization of assets, and the merging of traditional and decentralized finance.
Another panel will focus on the growing role of artificial intelligence in payment systems. The Fed said the conference will be livestreamed on its website to ensure public access.
The event reflects a shift in the central bank’s approach under the Trump administration, which has supported greater integration of crypto in the financial system.
Earlier this year, the Fed withdrew guidance that discouraged banks from stablecoin activities, ended a program supervising bank crypto participation, and removed “reputational risk” designations from bank examinations, changes seen as easing barriers for the industry.
Recent Federal Open Market Committee minutes also noted that fiat-backed stablecoins could improve payment efficiency and increase demand for Treasurys and other reserve assets.
