On Thursday, Benôit Cœuré, the founding leader of the BIS Innovation Hub, announced that he’s been nominated to lead the French Competition Authority. The BIS Innovation Hub is best known for its work around the globe on central bank digital currencies (CBDC), but it’s also involved in green bond issuance, regtech, cyber security, and new financial market infrastructures.
Assuming Cœuré’s nomination is confirmed, we analyze who might be the new leader. We’d put our money on Bénédicte Nolens who heads up one of the first Innovation Hubs in Hong Kong.
Before Cœuré’s nomination announcement, in early December, the BIS ran an event about the new European Innovation Hub split between Paris and Frankfurt and set to launch in 2022. During that session, we suspected Cœuré might be leaving based on two observations.
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