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Banque de France announces second wholesale CBDC experiment phase
CBDC as a settlement asset may be ready by 2023
Swift gears up for innovation around digital currencies
Head of innovation at global payments messaging provider speaks CBDC, tokenised assets and AI
Crypto emissions will lower valuations, says ECB paper
European banks must incorporate crypto into estimates of climate transition risks
Basel Committee proposes capital add-ons for crypto exposures
Committee tightens proposed rules in several areas following high-profile crypto failures
Taiwan completes phase two CBDC trials with banks
Resolving further challenges could take at least two years, governor says
Danish central bank sceptical on retail CBDC
Report says existing payment systems offer similar benefits, but case for CBDC could change
US targets North Korean crypto hacking
Treasury seeks co-operation to better enforce sanctions on North Korea and Russia
Crypto a ‘wake-up call’ for central banks
Digital economy needs CBDC as risk-free asset, say panellists at ECB’s Sintra conference
(Un)stablecoins and central banks
Time to tackle stablecoin structures and support mechanisms
Japan and Soramitsu to conduct Asia-Pacific CBDC studies
Observers note de-dollarisation and spread of e-yuan as potential motivations
BIS: the future of money is not crypto
Hyun Song Shin lays out vision of payments innovation backed by CBDC
Panama’s president vetoes parts of crypto law
Bankers’ association also opposes law, which president says lacks AML protections
Filipe Dinis on Bank of Canada’s cyber strategy and tackling cyber risks
The Canadian central bank’s chief operating officer calls for heightened vigilance, more collaboration, info sharing and tabletop exercises, and less reliance on similar, siloed systems
Fintech Benchmarks 2022 – presentation
Fintech subject matter specialist Joasia Popowicz speaks about strategy, cyber security, CBDCs and more
Officials urge narrow focus as CBDC use cases proliferate
Communication and financial inclusion are critical concerns, Summer Meetings panellists agree
Central Banking FinTech RegTech Global Awards 2022
Central Banking’s fifth annual FinTech RegTech Global Awards showcase the ground-breaking projects undertaken within the central banking community
Central Banking’s 5th Annual FinTech & RegTech Global Awards
Central Banking is pleased to announce the winners of its 5th annual fintech and regtech awards recognising excellence in the central banking community
MAS launches asset tokenisation and DeFi project
First pilot on bond transactions will involve state-owned firms and JP Morgan
Crypto market faces growing fragmentation – BIS paper
Crypto assets are failing to generate network effects seen in standard payments, authors find
CBDCs could improve energy efficiency of payments – IMF paper
Design choices could allow for greater efficiency than existing credit card infrastructure
Fed’s Waller joins chorus of concern over crypto
Growing number of central bankers now talking about crypto regulation
BoJ finds some CBDC designs suffer from bottlenecks
Designs faced pressures on transaction throughput, latency and CPU load