FCiR26 - Financial Cryptography in Rome 2026
Financial Cryptography in Rome
Tuesday, 6 October 2026
Banca d’Italia – Centro Convegni Carlo Azeglio Ciampi
Via Nazionale 190, Rome (Italy)
Organizing Committee
Chairs: Michela Iezzi (Banca d'Italia) and Massimiliano Sala (University of Trento).
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 – 11:00 Welcome and keynote | |
| 09:30 – 09:45 | Welcome address (SLIDES) Giuseppe Zingrillo (Banca d’Italia) |
| 09:45 – 10:00 | Welcome address (SLIDES) Massimiliano Sala (De Cifris, University of Trento) |
| 10:00 – 11:00 | Invited talk – Post-Quantum Migration in the Financial Sector(SLIDES) Ludovic Perret – EPITA, Sorbonne University |
| 11:00 – 11:30 | Coffee break |
11:30 – 13:00 Central banks: Spain, Italy and Austria | |
| 11:30 – 12:00 | Central Bank Readiness for a Post-Quantum World(SLIDES) Javier Fernández-Sanguino Peña – Banco de España |
| 12:00 – 12:30 | Quantum Risks in Public Blockchains(SLIDES) 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(SLIDES) Pietro Saggese – IMT Lucca; Michael Sigmund, Burkhard Raunig, Esther Segalla – Oesterreichische Nationalbank; Bernhard Haslhofer – Complexity Science Hub; Christos A. Makridis – Arizona State University |
| 13:00 – 14:00 | Lunch |
14:00–15:00 Keynote | |
| 14:00 – 15:00 | Beyond a False Dichotomy: Users, Institutions and Verifiable Money(SLIDES) Vincenzo Vespri – University of Florence |
| 15:00 – 15:30 | Coffee break |
15:30–17:00 Cloud encryption | |
| 15:30 – 16:00 | Protecting Privacy in the Public Sector with Cloud Encryption(SLIDES) Massimiliano Sala – De Cifris, University of Trento; Andrea Gelpi – De Cifris |
| 16:00 – 16:30 | Fully Homomorphic Encryption for Financial Transactions(SLIDES) Marco Pedicini – Roma Tre University; Giacomo Santato – Italian National Cybersecurity Agency |
| 16:30 – 17:00 | Functional Encryption for Privacy-Preserving Data Use in Public Institutions(SLIDES) Ferdinando Zullo – University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli” |
| 17:00 – 17:10 | Final remarks |
Contacts
E-mail: fcir26@decifris.it