João Paulo Aragão Pereira articles

João Paulo Aragão Pereira

Senior Technology and Innovation Specialist, Financial Services, Microsoft

As a Senior Technology and Innovation Specialist, João Paulo Aragão Pereira helps financial services organizations in LATAM build highly productive strategic partnerships. Combining his deep technical knowledge with a passion for financial services innovation, he helps companies achieve transformative results through AI and cloud technologies.

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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.