Stability in the financial sector and protecting consumers of banking and financial services

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Banking supervision is a complex and multifaceted activity that is necessary to preserve the stability and efficiency of the financial system. In these meetings experts from the Bank of Italy will talk with external experts about how banking supervision actually works in practice, describe the mechanisms and objectives for managing banking crises, and illustrate the instruments institutions use to promote consumer protection in banking and financial services, such as the Banking and Financial Ombudsman and financial education activities targeting young people and adults.

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Innovation in the payment system, FinTech and crypto assets

The payment system and the services that support the proper functioning of the markets are the principle components of the financial infrastructure of each country.

Statistics for economic analysis

Statistics help us to understand the world around us and find our place in it, they illustrate the interlinkages between sectors and countries, and they form the basis of national and international economic analyses. Ultimately they help us to take the best decisions in the interests of the wider community.

Monetary policy and maintaining currency stability

Today money continues to be a means of payment, store of value, and medium of exchange. In order for it to carry out all of these functions effectively, confidence in its value must be preserved over time: responsibility for this falls to monetary policy.