Fintech
National Bank of Ukraine continues to focus on CBDC
‘E-hryvnia’ pilot project was completed in February
Bank of Israel to collaborate with national body on cyber defence
Memorandum with National Cyber Directorate sets stage for closer co-operation on bank security
Regulators must do more to assess risk of crypto assets, says FSB
FSB members differ on how to tackle international co-ordination
FSB working on cyber incident response toolkit
Team developing tools for effective response and recovery after a cyber attack
CBDC need not pose stability threat – paper
Markus Brunnermeier and Dirk Niepelt say some arguments about CBDC are “questionable”
Sarb announces ‘CBDC feasibility project’
Central bank pursues partners to test digital currency
Cyber crime is ‘present danger’ for financial system – BoE deputy
Sam Woods emphasises need for more widespread stress-testing of cyber security
Crypto assets have little impact on monetary policy, says ECB team
Task force concludes crypto assets do not fulfil functions of money
Draghi dismisses crypto assets
ECB head describes bitcoin as “very, very risky”
US lawmakers establish task forces to examine fintech and AI
Task forces aim to assess risk to economy and investigate regulation surrounding fintech and AI
Thailand develops prototype for blockchain-based CBDC
The central bank’s collaborators have made progress on ‘Project Inthanon’
Central Banking to co-operate on research with Chinese universities
MoUs with departments of Renmin and Zhejiang universities envisage co-operation on fintech events and research
Global sandbox admits first fintech firms
GFIN accepts eight firms for tests in cross-border regulatory sandbox
Bank of Samoa warns of crypto asset con
The Ponzi scheme is apparently spreading via churches
FCA stresses need for regulations to adapt to changing technology
Technology will bring both serious risks and benefits to all groups, says FCA
RBI proposes regulatory sandbox in bid to grow fintech sector
Draft proposal would enable 10–12 companies to operate without usual regulations
Motivations and prospects for central bank digital currency
Sayuri Shirai surveys the many forces driving increased interest in CBDC
Video Q&A: Moritz Plenk and Mark Shead, BearingPoint
Central Banking met with Mark Shead and Moritz Plenk of BearingPoint at the Central Banking FinTech and RegTech Global Supervisory Summit in London to discuss the challenges faced by central banks and regulators, and how regulatory and financial…
Fintech firms could encourage regulatory risk management update – Fed’s Bowman
Some regulations may need to be changed to ensure community banks can access third-party products
Cyber fraudsters starting to rethink tactics – report
Swift research shows hackers have switched to transferring smaller amounts during normal business hours
FSB to tackle technological innovation under Japanese G20 presidency
Crypto assets, tech firms and cyber risks all on the agenda, says Randal Quarles