Global CBDCs & Stablecoins Market: 2024-2031

Description

'CBDC Transaction Volume to Reach 7.8 Billion by 2031'

KEY STATISTICS
Transaction value in 2024:	$225.2bn
Transaction value in 2031:	$1.6tn
2024 to 2031 market growth:	612%
Forecast period:	2024-2031

Overview

Our CBDCs (Central Bank Digital Currency) & Stablecoin research suite provides a detailed and insightful analysis of this evolving market; enabling stakeholders such as central banks, commercial banks, stablecoin issuers and payment service providers to understand future growth, key trends and the competitive environment. This includes an analysis of possible design choices in the development of CBDCs and the current state of digital currency regulatory frameworks around the globe. The report also discusses how wholesale CBDCs can strengthen monetary sovereignty and how retail CBDCs can increase financial inclusion and facilitate participation in digital finance among unbanked populations.

The suite includes several different options that can be purchased separately, including access to data mapping the future growth of CBDC & stablecoin transactions; an insightful study uncovering the latest trends and opportunities within the financial markets. It also includes a document containing extensive analysis of the 14 market leaders in the CBDC space. The coverage can also be purchased as a Full Research Suite, containing all of these elements, at a substantial discount.

Collectively, they provide a critical tool for understanding this rapidly emerging market; allowing stakeholders in the CBDC and stablecoins market to shape their future strategy. Its unparalleled coverage makes this research suite an incredibly useful resource for charting the future of such an uncertain and fast-growing market.

Key Features

Market Dynamics: Insights into key trends and market expansion challenges within the CBDC & stablecoin market, including drivers and barriers for CBDC and stablecoin adoption. The report addresses the challenges that the cross-border payments sector faces regarding transaction costs; how incorporating interoperability is key when building CBDCs; and the interplay between CBDCs and stablecoins in financial markets. The research also features a Country Readiness Index on the current development and segment growth of the CBDC & stablecoins market across 8 key regions, as well as providing a future outlook.
Key Takeaways & Strategic Recommendations: In-depth analysis of key development opportunities and findings within the CBDC & stablecoins market, accompanied by strategic recommendations for stakeholders.
Benchmark Industry Forecasts: The CBDC & stablecoins dataset includes forecasts for total value of the CBDC & stablecoin market, including the total expected savings that can be gained using these payments method, and the transaction volume of various market segments.
Juniper Research Competitor Leaderboard: Key market player capability and capacity assessment for 14 CBDC vendors, via the Juniper Research Competitor Leaderboard; featuring market size for major players in the CBDC development industry.

SAMPLE VIEW

Market Data & Forecasting Report:

The numbers tell you what's happening, but our written report details why, alongside the methodologies.

Market Trends & Strategies Report:

A comprehensive analysis of the current market landscape, alongside strategic recommendations.

Market Data & Forecasting Report

The market-leading research suite for the CBDCs and Stablecoin market includes access to the full set of forecast data of 95 tables and 45,600 datapoints. Metrics in the research suite include:

Total Transaction Volume, Value, and Savings Received from the CBDC Market
Total Transaction Volume, Value, and Savings Received from the Stablecoin Market
Total Transaction Volume and Value of the CBDC and Stablecoin Market, Split by the following Market Segments:
- Domestic Consumer Transactions
- Domestic B2B Transactions
- Cross-border Consumer Transactions
- Cross-Border B2B Transactions

Juniper Research Interactive Forecast Excel contains the following functionality:

Statistics Analysis: Users benefit from the ability to search for specific metrics, displayed for all regions and countries across the data period. Graphs are easily modified and can be exported to the clipboard.
Country Data Tool: This tool lets users look at metrics for all regions and countries in the forecast period. Users can refine the metrics displayed via a search bar.
Country Comparison Tool: Users can select and compare specific countries. The ability to export graphs is included in this tool.
What-if Analysis: Here, users can compare forecast metrics against their own assumptions, via five interactive scenarios.

Market Trends & Strategies Report

This report examines the CBDC & Stablecoin market landscape in detail; assessing trends and factors shaping the evolution of this rapidly growing market. The report delivers comprehensive analysis of the strategic opportunities for CBDC vendors; addressing key verticals and developing challenges, and highlighting how stakeholders should navigate these. It also includes evaluation of key country-level opportunities for stakeholders in the CBDC & stablecoins market.

Competitor Leaderboard Report

The Competitor Leaderboard report provides a detailed evaluation and market positioning for 14 leading vendors in the CBDC space. The vendors are positioned as established leaders, leading challengers, or disruptors and challengers, based on capacity and capability assessments:

Accenture
Bitt
Consensys
eCurrency
EMTECH
FIS
Giesecke + Devrient

IDEMIA
Mastercard
Nahmii
R3
Ripple
Soramitsu
Stellar

This document is centred around the Juniper Research Competitor Leaderboard; a vendor positioning tool that provides an at-a-glance view of the competitive landscape in a market, backed by a robust methodology.

Market Trends & Strategies

1. Key Takeaways & Strategic Recommendations

1.1. Key Takeaways
1.2. Strategic Recommendations

2. Market Landscape

2.1. Introduction
2.2. History of CBDCs and Stablecoins
2.3. Key Trends and Drivers
- 2.3.1. Stablecoin Use has an Outsized Disruptive Impact on the Financial Landscape
- 2.3.2. The Role of Regulations in Guiding Digital Currencies
- 2.3.3. Emerging Nations Have the Most to Gain from Developing rCBDCs
- 2.3.4. Advanced Cryptographic Methods Necessary to Preserve Privacy
- 2.3.5. How Could Smart Contracts Transform the Economy?
  - i. Subscriptions
  - ii. Liquidity Management
  - iii. DvP (Delivery Versus Payment)
  - iv. (PVP) Payment Versus Payment
  - v. M2M (Machine-to-Machine) Payments

3. Segment Analysis

3.1. Retail CBDCs
- Figure 3.1: The Status of Retail CBDCs Worldwide as of September 2024
- 3.1.1. Why Develop a Retail CBDC?
  - Figure 3.2: Potential Goals of Retail CBDC Development
- 3.1.2. Potential Goals/Motives of CBDC Development
  - i. Geopolitics
  - ii. Enhance Cross-border Payments
  - iii. Financial Inclusion in the Digital Economy
  - iv. Retaining Monetary Sovereignty
  - Figure 3.3: Design Principles for a Digital Pound
- 3.1.3. High-level Technological Analysis: Design Choices for CBDCs
- 3.1.4. What Are the Potential Barriers to Adoption?
  - Figure 3.4: CBDC Features Compared to Physical Cash
3.2. Wholesale CBDCs
- Figure 3.5: Status of Wholesale CBDCs Worldwide as of September 2024
- 3.2.1. The Evolution of Wholesale Payment Systems
  - Figure 3.6: How Wholesale Bank Payments Happen Today
  - i. What Are the Inefficiencies in this System?
- 3.2.2. How Can Wholesale CBDCs Address This?
  - Figure 3.7: Objectives of Wholesale CBDC Development
- 3.2.3. Current wCBDC Cross-border Projects
  - Figure 3.8: The Project Agora Platform
- 3.2.4. Alternatives to Wholesale CBDC Development
3.3. Stablecoins
- 3.3.1. Key Actors in the Stablecoin Market
  - i. What Are the Use Cases of Stablecoins?
    - Figure 3.9: Use Cases for Stablecoins
  - ii. What Are Future Use Cases for Stablecoins?
3.4. The Interplay Between Stablecoins and CBDCs

4. Country Readiness Index

4.1. Introduction to the Country Readiness Index
- Figure 4.1: CBDC and Stablecoin Country Readiness Index Regional Definitions
- Figure 4.2: Juniper Research Country Readiness Index Scoring Criteria: CBDC and Stablecoins
- Figure 4.3: Juniper Research Country Readiness Index: Global CBDC and Stablecoin Market
- Figure 4.4: CBDC and Stablecoin Country Readiness Index: Market Segments
- 4.1.1. Focus Market
  - i. The Strength of BRICS
    - Figure 4.5: Total CBDC & Stablecoin Market Value per Annum ($m), Split by Seven Key Markets, 2024-2031
  - ii. West Europe and the Digital Euro
  - iii. Japan
  - iv. The US
  - v. China
- 4.1.2. Growth Market
  - Figure 4.6: Total Value of CBDCs and Stablecoins in Growth Markets, ($m), By Country 2024-2031
  - i. Prioritising Wholesale over Retail CBDC Development
- 4.1.3. Saturated Markets
  - Figure 4.7: Saturated Markets' CBDC & Stablecoin Market Value, ($m), By Country, 2024-2031
  - i. Heavy Restrictions on Cryptocurrency
- 4.1.4. Developing Markets
  - Figure 4.8: CBDC & Stablecoin Market Value in Six Developing Markets, ($m), By Country, 2024-2031
  - i. Restrictive Legislation
  - ii. Gaps in Technological Infrastructure
  - iii. Adequate Alternative Financial Systems
    - Table 4.9: Juniper Research's Country Readiness Index Heatmap: North America
    - Table 4.10: Juniper Research's Country Readiness Index Heatmap: Latin America
    - Table 4.11: Juniper Research's Country Readiness Index Heatmap: West Europe
    - Table 4.12: Juniper Research's Country Readiness Index Heatmap: Central & East Europe
    - Table 4.13: Juniper Research's Country Readiness Index Heatmap: Far East & China
    - Table 4.14: Juniper Research's Country Readiness Index Heatmap: Indian Subcontinent
    - Table 4.15: Juniper Research's Country Readiness Index Heatmap: Rest of Asia Pacific
    - Table 4.16: Juniper Research's Country Readiness Index Heatmap: Africa & Middle East

Competitor Leaderboard

1. Juniper Research Competitor Leaderboard

1.1. Why Read This Report?
- Table 1.1: Juniper Research Competitor Leaderboard CBDC Vendor Product Portfolio
- Figure 1.2: Juniper Research Leaderboard: CBDC Vendors
- Table 1.3: Juniper Research Leaderboard: CBDC Vendor Positioning
- Figure 1.4: Juniper Research Leaderboard Heatmap: CBDC Vendors
1.2. CBDC Vendor Profiles
- 1.2.1. Accenture
  - i. Corporate
  - ii. Geographic Spread
  - iii. Key Clients and Strategic Partnerships
  - iv. High-level View of Offerings
  - v. Juniper Research's View: Key Strengths and Strategic Partnerships
- 1.2.2. Bitt
  - i. Corporate
  - ii. Geographic Spread
  - iii. Key Clients & Strategic Partnerships
  - iv. High-level View of Offerings
  - v. Juniper Research's View: Key Strengths & Strategic Development Opportunities
- 1.2.3. Consensys
  - i. Corporate
  - ii. Geographic Spread
  - iii. Key Clients & Strategic Partnerships
  - iv. High-level View of Offerings
  - v. Juniper Research's View: Key Strengths & Strategic Development Opportunities
- 1.2.4. eCurrency
  - i. Corporate
  - ii. Geographic Spread
  - iii. Key Clients & Strategic Partnerships
  - iv. High-level View of Offerings
    - Figure 1.5: Use Cases for eCurrency DSC3
  - v. Juniper Research's View: Key Strengths & Strategic Development Opportunities
- 1.2.5. EMTECH
  - i. Corporate
  - ii. Geographic Spread
  - iii. Key Clients & Strategic Partnerships
  - iv. High-level View of Offerings
    - Figure 1.6: The Features and Benefits of the Beyond Cash
  - v. Juniper Research Key Strengths and Strategic Opportunities
- 1.2.6. FIS
  - i. Corporate
  - ii. Geographic Spread
  - iii. Key Clients and Strategic Partnerships
  - iv. High-level View of Offerings
  - v. Juniper Research's View: Key Strengths & Strategic Development Opportunities
- 1.2.7. Giesecke + Devrient
  - vi. Corporate
  - vii. Geographic Spread
  - viii. Key Clients & Strategic Partnerships
  - ix. High-level View of Offerings
  - x. Juniper Research's View: Key Strengths & Strategic Opportunities
- 1.2.8. IDEMIA
  - i. Corporate
  - ii. Geographical Spread
  - iii. Key Clients & Strategic Partnerships
  - iv. High-level View of Offerings
  - v. Juniper Research's View: Key Strengths & Strategic Recommendations
- 1.2.9. Mastercard
  - i. Corporate
    - Table 1.7: Mastercard Revenue ($m), 2022-2023
  - ii. Geographical Spread
  - iii. Key Clients & Strategic Partnerships
  - iv. High-level View of Offerings
    - Figure 1.8: Mastercard's CBDC Sandbox Architecture
  - v. Juniper Research's View: Key Strengths & Strategic Recommendations
- 1.2.10. Nahmii
  - i. Corporate
  - ii. Geographic Spread
  - iii. Key Clients & Strategic Partnerships
  - iv. High-level View of Offerings
  - v. Juniper Research's View: Key Strengths & Strategic Development Opportunities
- 1.2.11. R3
  - i. Corporate
  - ii. Geographic Spread
  - iii. Key Clients & Strategic Partnerships
  - iv. High-level View of Offerings
  - v. Juniper Research's View: Key Strengths and Strategic Recommendations
- 1.2.12. Ripple
  - i. Corporate
  - ii. Geographic Spread
  - iii. Key Clients & Strategic Partnerships
  - iv. High-level View of Offerings
  - v. Juniper Research's View: Key Strengths & Strategic Development
- 1.2.13. Soramitsu
  - i. Corporate
  - ii. Geographic Spread
  - iii. Key Clients & Strategic Partnerships
  - iv. High-level View of Offerings
  - v. Juniper Research's View: Key Strengths & Strategic Recommendations
- 1.2.14. Stellar
  - i. Corporate
  - ii. Geographic Spread
  - iii. Key Clients & Strategic Partnerships
  - iv. High-level View of Offerings
  - v. Juniper Research's View: Key Strengths & Strategic Opportunities

Data & Forecasting

1. Market Overview

1.1. Introduction
1.2. Methodology & Assumptions
- Figure 1.1: Consumer Domestic CBDCs/Stablecoins Methodology
- Figure 1.2: Consumer Cross-border CBDCs/Stablecoins Methodology
- Figure 1.3: B2B Domestic CBDCs/Stablecoins Methodology
- Figure 1.4: B2B Cross-border CBDCs/Stablecoins Methodology

2. Forecast Summary

2.1. Total Volume of CBDC and Stablecoin Transactions
- Figure & Table 2.1: Total Number of Transactions Using Stablecoins and CBDCs (m), Split by Stablecoins and CBDCs, 2024-2031
2.2. Total Value of Stablecoin & CBDC Transactions
- Figure & Table 2.2: Total Value of Stablecoin and CBDC Transactions ($bn), Split by 8 Key Regions, 2024-2031
2.3. Potential Savings from CBDC and Stablecoin Use
- Figure & Table 2.3: Total Savings Achieved Using Stablecoins and CBDCs ($m), Split by 8 Key Regions, 2024-2031

3. CBDCs: Market Forecast

3.1. Total Number of CBDC Transactions
- Figure & Table 3.1: Total Number of Transactions Using CBDC (m), Split by 8 Key Regions, 2024-2031
3.2. Total Number of CBDC Transactions
- Figure & Table 3.2: Total Number of CBDC Transactions (m), Split by Segment, 2024-2031
3.3. Total Value of CBDC Transactions
- Figure & Table 3.3: Total Value of CBDC Transactions ($bn), Split by 8 Key Regions, 2024-2031
3.4. Total Value of CBDC Transactions
- Figure & Table 3.4: Total Value of CBDC Transactions, ($bn), Split by Segment, 2024-2031
3.5. Total Potential Savings Achieved Using CBDCs ($m)
- Figure & Table 3.5: Total Savings Achieved Using CBDCs ($m), Split by 8 Key Regions, 2024-2031
3.6. Total Potential Savings Achieved Using CBDCs
- Figure & Table 3.6: Total Savings Achieved Using CBDCs ($m), Split by Segment, 2024-2031

4. Stablecoins: Market Forecast

4.1. Total Number of Stablecoin Transactions
- Figure & Table 4.1: Total Number of Transactions Using Stablecoins (m), Split 8 Key Regions, 2024-2031
4.2. Total Number of Stablecoin Transactions
- Figure & Table 4.2: Total Number of Transactions Using Stablecoins (m), Split Segment, 2024-2031
4.3. Total Value of Stablecoin Transactions
- Figure & Table 4.3: Total Value of Stablecoin Transactions ($bn), Split by 8 Key Regions, 2024-2031
4.4. Total Value of Stablecoin Transactions
- Figure & Table 4.4: Total Value of Stablecoin Transactions, ($m), Split by Segment, 2024-2031
4.5. Total Potential Savings Achieved Using Stablecoins ($m)
- Figure & Table 4.5: Total Savings Achieved Using Stablecoins ($m), Split by 8 Key Regions, 2024-2031
4.6. Total Potential Savings Achieved Using Stablecoins ($m)
- Figure & Table 4.6: Total Savings Achieved Using Stablecoins ($m), Split by Segment, 2024-2031