EMU conference examines digital finance, crypto-assets and central bank currencies

Eastern Mediterranean University’s Department of Banking and Finance held its ninth International Conference on Banking and Finance Perspectives from 22 to 23 October, Yeniduzen reported.

The conference was hosted by the university’s Faculty of Business and Economics and sponsored by the Cyprus Turkish Cooperative Central Bank. Its main focus was digital finance, including cryptocurrencies, financial technologies and central bank digital currencies.

Experts from 17 countries took part, with 50 papers presented during 10 sessions. The programme combined in-person meetings with online sessions conducted through Microsoft Teams.

According to the report, presentations covered four broad areas: digital finance, fintech, crypto-assets and artificial intelligence; banking, financial stability and monetary policy; capital markets, portfolio management and behavioural finance; and sustainable finance, climate risk and energy economics.

Eastern Mediterranean University Rector Hasan Kılıç highlighted trust, security, transparency and accountability as important considerations for the future of digital finance, the report said.

The conference papers are scheduled to undergo a separate peer-review process before publication in Springer Proceedings in Business and Economics. Yeniduzen reported that the publication is indexed by Scopus and Web of Science.

Faculty of Business and Economics Dean Mustafa Besim said the faculty has four departments and 41 programmes serving approximately 1,850 students.