CBDC
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
CBDC launch still on the table, BoJ says
Senior official dismisses media reports on cancellation of CBDC plans
CBDCs could hugely improve cross-border payments – ECB’s Bindseil
“Holy grail” of secure, instant universal payments could be a reality in next 10 years, authors say
CBDCs could limit bank runs, US paper argues
Digital currency could make policy-makers better able to handle banking panics, say researchers
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
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
Crypto a ‘wake-up call’ for central banks
Digital economy needs CBDC as risk-free asset, say panellists at ECB’s Sintra conference
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
Officials urge narrow focus as CBDC use cases proliferate
Communication and financial inclusion are critical concerns, Summer Meetings panellists agree
CBDCs could improve energy efficiency of payments – IMF paper
Design choices could allow for greater efficiency than existing credit card infrastructure
BoJ finds some CBDC designs suffer from bottlenecks
Designs faced pressures on transaction throughput, latency and CPU load
Chilean central bank to step up CBDC work
BCCH to carry out public outreach but says existing payments system may be enough
Digital shekel must avoid arbitrage, public says
Israeli digital currency should comply with global information security standards
Two-thirds of central banks say retail CBDC ‘possible’
BIS survey finds 90% of central banks now working on digital currencies
RBNZ finds ‘overwhelming’ support for cash
New Zealanders emphasise importance of access to cash, and call for privacy in CBDC
Philippines central bank announces wholesale CBDC pilot
“Project CBDCPh” will test large transactions at limited number of institutions
HKMA advances e-HKD exploration
Authority notes risks around cyber security and removing intermediary banks
Mexico’s Rodríguez says CBDC project will take another year
New estimate would have the Bank of Mexico’s digital currency arriving in 2025