Payments
NY Fed and MAS test distributed ledger CBDC payments
System averaged 6.48 payments a second, with peak of 47 payments a second
BoK and Samsung strengthen ties on offline CBDC research
Central bank and tech giant to look at ways to minimise security risks with offline CBDC payments
BIS offers guidance on offline CBDC design
Half of central banks say offline payments are “vital” to CBDC design
Fed’s Bowman defends regulatory ‘tailoring’
Governor calls for independent review of SVB collapse, dismissing Barr report
Ethiopia’s central bank issues first foreign mobile money licence
Central bank says there is strong public demand for fintech services
UK regulator and police raid crypto ATM sites
There are no legally registered crypto ATMs in the UK
Fintech Benchmarks 2023 – presentation
Specialist Joasia E. Popowicz discusses CBDCs, cyber security, AI/ML in regtech, suptech and cloud computing
Bank of Canada consults public on CBDC design
But central bank says CBDC not needed “at this time”
Digital euro could be available via bank apps, ECB says
Approval of third round of design options does not entail progress beyond investigation
China to trial paying salaries using CBDC
State employees say finding merchants that accept the e-yuan is difficult
Fed triennial study shows rapid growth in electronic payments
ACH payments contributed to 90% of non-cash payment value increases in three years
Venezuela may join Russian card network
Mir system suffered major setbacks last year after US warning
Federal Reserve denies FedNow is a CBDC
Online sources post disinformation on payment system as anti-CBDC sentiment grows
Central bankers cast doubt on utility of CBDC
“Element of Fomo” drives projects on even when purpose is unclear and resources lacking
Papua New Guinea phasing out cheques
Central bank will stop processing cheques from larger businesses from end-2023
São Tomé gets loan for RTGS upgrade
Island country lacks automated system
Tech could shake up international monetary system – IMF paper
Inertia likely to maintain status quo in near term, but impact of technology “highly uncertain”
China and Brazil set up infrastructure for renminbi clearing
Move comes as renminbi overtakes euro as Brazil’s second largest reserve currency
US regulators fine Wells Fargo for aiding sanctions-busting
Fed and Treasury say bank failed to halt client channelling funds to Iran, Syria and Sudan
Sweden does not yet need CBDC, inquiry finds
Report recommends strengthening access to cash and other offline payment methods
Singapore and Malaysia set up cross-border payments link
Travellers can use QR codes to pay for transactions in foreign stores
Fed details Custodia rejection decision
Decision says Wyoming firm has deficient management and risky business model
Central Banking Awards 2023 – the winners in full
Awards recognise extraordinary achievements by central banks and their partners in the past year
BIS to trial Asian instant payments link
Project Nexus aims to create standardised cross-border link for different countries’ systems