FCiR26 - Financial Cryptography in Rome 2026
Financial Cryptography in Rome
October 6th, 2026
Centro Convegni "Carlo A. Ciampi", Via Nazionale 190, Rome (Italy)
Invited Speaker
Ludovic Perret (EPITA, Sorbonne University)
Post-Quantum Migration in the Financial Sector
Description
Financial Cryptography in Rome returns in 2026, following the 2025 edition. The program covers post-quantum cryptography in the financial sector, blockchain risks, stablecoins, verifiable money, and encryption for privacy-preserving applications.
For more information, contact fcir26@decifris.it.
Program
| 09:00 – 09:30 | Registration |
|---|---|
| 09:30 – 09:45 | Welcome address Giuseppe Zingrillo (Banca d’Italia) |
| 09:45 – 10:00 | Welcome address Massimiliano Sala (De Cifris) |
| 10:00 – 11:00 | Invited Talk – Post-Quantum Migration in the Financial Sector (50 min + 10 min Q&A) Ludovic Perret – EPITA, Sorbonne University |
| 11:00 – 11:30 | Coffee Break |
| 11:30 – 12:00 | Central Bank Readiness for a Post-Quantum World (25 min + 5 min Q&A) Javier Fernández–Sanguino Peña – Banco de España |
| 12:00 – 12:30 | Quantum Risks in Public Blockchains (25 min + 5 min Q&A) Francesco De Sclavis – Banca d’Italia |
| 12:30 – 13:00 | Stablecoins under Stress in a National Economy: Transaction-Level Evidence from Austrian Crypto–Asset Service Providers (25 min + 5 min Q&A) Pietro Saggese – IMT Lucca; Michael Sigmund, Burkhard Raunig, Esther Segalla – Oesterreichische Nationalbank AG; Bernhard Haslhofer – Complexity Science Hub Vienna; Christos A. Makridis – Arizona State University |
| 13:00 – 14:15 | Lunch |
| 14:15 – 15:15 | Beyond a False Dichotomy: Users, Institutions and Verifiable Money (50 min + 10 min Q&A) Vincenzo Vespri – Università degli Studi di Firenze |
| 15:15 – 15:30 | Coffee Break |
| 15:30 – 16:00 | Protecting Privacy in the Public Sector with Cloud Encryption (25 min + 5 min Q&A) Andrea Gelpi – De Cifris |
| 16:00 – 16:30 | Fully Homomorphic Encryption for Financial Transactions (25 min + 5 min Q&A) Marco Pedicini – Università degli Studi di Roma Tre |
| 16:30 – 17:00 | Functional Encryption for Privacy-Preserving Data Use in Public Institutions (25 min + 5 min Q&A) Ferdinando Zullo – Università degli Studi della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli |
| 17:00 – 17:10 | Final remarks |
Contacts
E-mail: fcir26@decifris.it