Fintech
China, Hong Kong, Thailand and UAE complete cross-border CBDC test
Bank for International Settlements co-ordinated the trial on its mBridge platform
Israel, Norway and Sweden to link CBDCs in BIS project
Trial will test international retail and remittance payments
Rate rises reveal defi weaknesses – Powell
Regulating algorithms highlighted as key crypto challenge at Banque de France conference
Australia’s central bank invites CBDC proposals
RBA aims to launch a CBDC pilot early next year
Hackers target Iran’s central bank website amid protests
Internet blackout reported on September 21
Is there a case for a retail CBDC in Japan?
A BoJ-managed, account-ledger ‘digital yen’ tied to the new Kotora payments may offer some potential
NY court orders world’s largest stablecoin issuer to prove reserves
Defendants accused of crypto market price manipulation
Hong Kong forges ahead with retail CBDC plans
Three “rails” will guide path to possible central bank digital currency issuance
Australian senator introduces bill to regulate e-yuan
International use of the CBDC viewed as boosting China’s strategic power
CBDCs require increase in cyber security budget – BIS survey
Central bankers deem financial sector underprepared for cyber attacks
Digital euro should co-exist with commercial bank money, BdF official says
Nicolas de Labarre highlights further details of the CBDC project
Iran legalises crypto for imports
Trading crypto domestically still illegal, central bank tells citizens
Privacy commissioner closes probe into RBNZ cyber defences
Central bank has “made every change recommended and more” in wake of hacker breach
Ethiopia tells crypto firms to register with cyber security agency
National Bank of Ethiopia had said transactions using crypto are illegal
Fintech needs better oversight as risks grow, FSI says
Basel-based group sees room for system-level testing and closer scrutiny of tech firms
Australian government will map crypto asset holdings
Move is necessary to oversee “largely unregulated” crypto sector, finance minister says
Russian banks set to use digital ruble in 2024
Cross-border integration with “friendly countries” planned to bypass Swift
UN warns against rapid adoption of crypto in developing nations
Tax evasion depletes resources for development, report finds
Philippine central bank to freeze licensing of digital asset firms
Existing financial institutions under the BSP’s supervision can still apply for a licence
HKMA invites CBDC business plans from private sector
Banks and tech companies may be invited to work with the central bank on future CBDC research
Central banks weighing up CBDC offline alternatives
Institutions are testing ways of allowing digital payments without the internet
Australian central bank launches CBDC research project
RBA says it will look into different use cases of digital currency
Bank of Thailand to launch retail CBDC pilot
BoT says it does not have plans to issue a retail CBDC yet