Key takeaways:

• Banco Inter pioneered digital banking in Brazil since 2005 and has evolved into a "super app" with over 80 non-financial products integrated with banking services

• Brazil's DREX is uniquely decentralized among global CBDC projects, with nodes maintained by each participating bank allowing operations even if the Central Bank is disconnected

• Banco Inter is implementing innovative use cases including tokenized credit card receivables and blockchain-based trade finance solutions to improve liquidity and reduce costs

Chapter Breakdowns
0:00 - Introduction and background at Merge Buenos Aires
1:30 - Bruno Grossi's professional background and role at Banco Inter
3:15 - The origin story of Banco Inter as Brazil's first digital bank
7:40 - Evolution into a "super app" with non-financial products
10:20 - Digital assets strategy and blockchain integration
13:05 - Overview of Brazil's DREX CBDC project
16:45 - First phase of the DREX pilot and tokenized government bonds
20:30 - Second phase use cases: credit card receivables tokenization
25:15 - Trade finance solutions and reducing friction in exports
28:50 - Collaboration with Chainlink and Microsoft
33:10 - What makes DREX unique among global CBDC projects 37:45 - Quantum computing research and future financial applications
42:30 - Predictions for Brazil's regulatory framework in 2025 You can connect with Bruno on Linkedin   / brunogrossi  

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