Instant payments
RBA report looks at cross-border payments
Multilateral platform would be more scalable than bilateral links, Australian central bank says
Slight majority of US consumers ‘warm’ to CBDC, survey says
Respondents most interested in free use and widespread market adoption, Philadelphia Fed finds
Denmark to join eurozone’s T2 and Tips systems
National Bank of Denmark expects to fully transition by April 2025
Central Banking Awards 2024: third group of winners revealed
Climate model wins economics award; DNB, Fed and Central Bank of Kenya also recognised
National Bank of Moldova launches instant payments system
US government backs initiative as Moldovan policy-makers seek links with western nations
Has mobile money achieved what retail CBDCs aspire to?
Central Banking Spring Meetings: Fintech panellists discuss financial inclusion and bank casualties
Irish central bank says payments strategy needs drastic change
Deputy governor says sector is slow to change and backs draft “access to cash” law
India and Nepal to set up cross-border payments link
Project adds to growing list of similar bilateral initiatives in Asia
RBA plans to review retail payments regulation
Governor Michele Bullock outlines plans to modernise Australia’s payments system
Brazil’s Pix reaches new record 163 million transactions in a day
Central bank launched instant payment system three years ago
Mir card system to operate across Cuba
Russian payments network continues gradual progress in Latin America
Central banks of Korea and Italy boost co-operation on payment systems
Bank of Korea and Bank of Italy to exchange knowledge on RTGS and CBDC
Argentine central bank delays payments regulation
Online payments firm had complained rule was anti-competitive
Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia launch cross-border payment links
Indonesia and Singapore say they intend to set up local currency settlement framework in 2024
CBDCs could challenge foundations of monetary economics, says Tombini
BIS Americas chief thinks digital currencies could co-exist with other rapid payment systems
CFPB proposes supervising large non-bank payment firms
Regulator says this is a part of a larger programme to monitor big tech
MAS tests upgraded unified QR code system
New code could allow merchants to accept different QR payment methods more easily
Central Bank of UAE launches new 24/7 instant payments system
Immediate Payment Instructions launched in 2019 gained limited traction
Somalia’s Abdullahi on the challenges of re-integration with the international system
The Central Bank of Somalia governor speaks about capacity building, reintroducing the shilling, securing donor support and climate change
New payments rule incites controversy in Argentina
Retailer and former central bank officials allege regulation shields banks from competition
Central bank communicators at a time of transparency
Specialists discuss the evolving roles of comms staff in the policy-making process