
4. What are Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs)
26.3.2025 | 13 Min.
Welcome to our fourth episode of "Blockchain Explained", a BNP Paribas Global Markets podcast breaking down everything blockchain and digital assets related. Today, our host Sarah Walsh interviews Ralph Croissant – Head of ALMT Digital Innovations & AI based in Paris – about Central Bank Digital Currencies: what they are, their benefits and uses with real examples, and how BNP Paribas is involved in such projects.Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

3.2. What are smart contracts - part 2
19.10.2023 | 4 Min.
In this second part of our third episode on smart contracts, Sarah Walsh continues her chat with Andrei Serjantov, Head of Digital at BNP Paribas Global Markets, to dive a little bit deeper on how they’re used in the finance industry. Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

3.1. What are smart contracts - part 1
13.9.2023 | 6 Min.
In this first of two parts on smart contracts, Sarah Walsh interviews Andrei Serjantov – Head of Digital in BNP Paribas Global Markets – on what they are and their potential benefits. Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

2. What is tokenisation?
23.3.2023 | 8 Min.
Welcome to our second episode of "Blockchain Explained", a BNP Paribas Global Markets podcast breaking down everything blockchain and digital assets related. Today, our host Sarah Walsh is chatting about tokenisation with Amélie Frémy – who is part of Global Credit within Global Markets, based in London.Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

1. What is blockchain?
21.3.2023 | 6 Min.
Welcome to our first episode of "Blockchain Explained", a BNP Paribas Global Markets podcast breaking down everything blockchain and digital assets related. Our host, Sarah Walsh, who works in product development in Derivatives Execution and Clearing in the Americas within GM, dissects this topic with Joseph Hall, who manages the Automated Client Execution desk in the US. Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.



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