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2020: fintech and beyond
Central bankers share their thoughts on fintech – past, present and future
The pursuit of ‘fintecgrity’
How can regulators maintain integrity at the confluence of finance and technology?
Will the Fed pass its year-end funding test?
An unprecedented rate spike in September prompted the Fed to inject billions into funding markets
The challenges facing Christine Lagarde
New ECB chief needs to lead a successful review of the ECB’s monetary and communications policy
A spotlight on IPSAS Draft 69
Proposed guidance for specific instruments by PSASB may have significant implications
Central banks turn to Instagram to reach younger generations
Audiovisual social media network is helping some central banks offer financial education for millennials and Gen Zs
Big data in central banks: 2019 survey results
Many central banks are overhauling their data governance, facilitating a broadening in their use of big data
Was Draghi one of the great central bankers?
A look back at how the ECB chief confronted existential concerns about the euro
Tackling ‘dead-end’ monetary policy
Shift to lower inflation targets would help central banks escape forever-loose monetary policy, writes former IMF chief Jacques de Larosière
Big tech: a threat to banks?
The explosive growth of big tech companies in China offers important lessons
Overseeing China’s payments revolution
PBoC has tried to strike balance between bigtech innovation and reining in risks
Five insights into China’s green finance transformation
State direction offers quick mechanism to embed green finance, writes PBoC’s Ma
Macro-pru is no panacea
Many central banks need better macro-pru frameworks
30 years of forecasting: have central banks learned anything?
Forecasting models are constantly being upgraded, but forecast errors are still persistent
Central Banking FinTech & RegTech Global Awards 2019
Winners In Focus
Modernising currency management
Central banks strive to optimise currency operations, even as relative importance of cash drops
The Deutsche Bundesbank’s digital transformation
Digital agenda includes re-engineering legacy analytics, processes, innovation management and competency
Fintech and risk: what does the future hold?
Five key areas where regulators need to make judgements on fintech risks
Central banks face loss of independence – Central Banking survey
Cyber risks and lax supervision are biggest threats to financial stability
Overcoming deflation: Japan’s experience and challenges ahead
Haruhiko Kuroda explains how Japan’s long battle against deflation may offer insights for others
Latin America’s escape from hyperinflation
Adoption of inflation targeting, flexible exchange rates and prudent fiscal policies has ended decades of runaway inflation
The future of balance sheet policies
What tactics will central banks deploy?
The great wave: global liquidity in a turbulent world
Global imbalances are growing, and it is unclear whether the world’s institutions have enough firepower to respond to a crisis, writes Daniel Hinge
Do stablecoins like libra differ from other crypto assets?
Sayuri Shirai assesses the implications of stablecoins for stability, monetary policy and regulation