CyberBRICS

CyberBRICS

The CyberBRICS project has a triple aim: to map existing regulations; to identify good practices and develop policy suggestions in the areas of i) cybersecurity and personal data regulations; ii) connectivity and digital transformation; and iii) artificial intelligence governance and industrial policy in the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa).The project is hosted by the CTS-FGV, the Center for Technology and Society at Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV) Law School, Rio de Janeiro, and developed in partnership with the Higher School of Economics, Moscow; Jindal Global Law School and the Centre for Internet and Society, India; the Fudan University, Shanghai, and the Hong Kong University; and the Nelson Mandela University and Research ICT Africa, South Africa.

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Webinar | Digital Public Infrastructure for Payments: Digital Sovereignty, Interoperability and Consumer Protection

This webinar explores Digital Public Infrastructure for Payments as a cornerstone of modern digital economies, focusing on its implications for digital sovereignty, interoperability, and consumer protection. The discussion will examine case studies such as the Brazilian Pix and the Indian UPI, exploring how countries design payment systems that balance state coordination with openness, enabling innovation while safeguarding the public interest. Particular attention will be devoted to cross-border interoperability, including emerging solutions such as the Interledger Protocol and multi-CBDC bridges, as well as governance frameworks aimed at ensuring data protection, cybersecurity, and user rights. Bringing together policy, technical, and legal perspectives, the session aims to provide practical insights into the development of inclusive, secure, and globally connected payment infrastructures.

  1. Luca Belli, ‘Building Good Digital Sovereignty through Digital Public Infrastructures and Digital Commons in India and Brazil’ (T20 India, 11 September 2023). https://t20ind.org/research/building-good-digital-sovereignty-through-digital-public-infrastructures/
  2. Mila Samdub and Chand Rajendra-Nicolucci, ‘What is Digital Public Infrastructure? Towards More Specificity’ https://staging.cyberbrics.info/what-is-digital-public-infrastructure-towards-more-specificity/
  3. Hannah Draper, Luca Belli, Larissa Galdino et al., ‘A Consumer-centric Approach to Digital Public Infrastructure for Sustainable Financial Inclusion’ (T20 Brasil, 2024). https://www.t20brasil.org/media/documentos/arquivos/TF05_ST_02_A_Consumer-centric66d5d363d0a6f.pdf
  4. Venkatesh Hariharan and Sarayu Natarajan, ‘Digital Sovereignty and Payments: A Case Study of the National Payments Corporation of India’ in Min Jiang and Luca Belli (eds), Digital Sovereignty in the BRICS Countries: How the Global South and Emerging Power Alliances Are Reshaping Digital Governance (Cambridge University Press 2025. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009531085.008
  5. Nicolo Zingales, Smriti Parsheera, Larissa Galdino et al., ‘Standardized Payment Systems as Digital Public Infrastructure: Catalysing Remittances and Cross-border Trade in the Global South’ (T20 Brasil, 2024). https://www.t20brasil.org/media/documentos/arquivos/TF05_ST_02__Standardized_payme66e1cb9eac69d.pdf
  6. Amrita Sengupta, Alexandre Costa Barbosa and Mila T Samdub, ‘Understanding Interrelationships between AI and Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) in India and Brazil’ (2025) 35 The African Journal of Information and Communication 1. https://doi.org/10.23962/ajic.i35.20800