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All central banks may have to consider crypto-currencies – BIS
BIS economists examine the case of central banks issuing own digital currency
PBoC research head defends ICO ban
Central bank official stresses ban on ICOs will not hinder research on blockchain
Namibia weighs in on DLT debate
Central bank deems unregulated virtual currencies “unsafe”
DLT not ‘necessary’ for central bank digital currency – BoE economist
BoE economist says there are many technological requirements for successful digital currency
Bank of Finland paper deems bitcoin ‘revolutionary’
Bitcoin cannot be regulated, say economists
Swift helps US real-time payments movement gain traction
The Clearing House will use Swift’s messaging software as “gateway” to new system
PBoC bans ICOs in latest crypto-currency battle
Price of bitcoin falls as China’s central bank takes action against projects that have raised 2.6 billion yuan
Kenya’s central bank issues new cyber security guidelines
Banks will have to report breaches within 24 hours
BoE economist argues against benefits of cryptocurrencies
Cryptocurrencies have “failed” to compete with fiat currencies as an alternative store of value
RBA payments board backs ‘digital identity’ for Australians
Board encourages payments industry to work on framework for online transactions
Digital currencies could transform the role of central banks – Chilean governor
Marcel is wary of developments with CBDCs, but believes they are still a long way off
IMF explores ways to increase profitability of Italy’s banking sector
The country’s financial sector is fragmented, recording higher operational costs than EU average
Belize launches next phase of payment overhaul
Cheque payments which would have taken up to a week will be processed within 24 hours under new system
Task force calls on Fed to upgrade settlement system
Faster payments task force urges Fed to expand settlement service to all hours
Fintech not an ‘immediate threat’ to monetary policy – paper
Research from the Bank of Canada explores the impact fintech could have on central banks’ responsibilities
Belarus turns to blockchain for information sharing
Central bank uses technology for new information sharing network
Tensions rise as EU payments deadline nears
Many are concerned by potential flaws in Europe's revised payment services directive
BoE opens RTGS to non-bank payment service providers
Non-banks gain direct access to settlement accounts at the Bank of England for the first time
BoE distributed ledger project delivers cross-border payments success
Bank of England completes transactions across two RTGS networks using Ripple’s DLT solution
ECB wants ESAs to focus on ‘European dimension’
Central bank says supervisors should be reshaped to better promote European interests
BoE needs to ‘raise its game’ on cyber threats – BoE’s Habgood
BoE’s Habgood praises institutions cyber security but says more can be done
CCP network study uncovers highly concentrated core of firms
First data-collection exercise of its kind reveals concentrated core and more dispersed periphery
Macedonia’s Kadievska: DLT could ‘completely replace’ some intermediaries
Maja Kadievska analyses the pros and cons of distributed ledger technology
IMF paper backs issuance of central bank digital currencies
Fund finds large benefits to issuing own digital currency in terms of cost savings and efficiency gains