CBDC
Ex-ECB official: central banks need to vouch more for CBDCs
Monetary authorities have been cornered by banking industry, argues Ulrich Bindseil
India proposes linking Brics countries’ CBDCs
Bloc, which has already committed to improving payments interoperability, faces geopolitical challenges
Academics call on European Parliament to back digital euro
Signatories of open letter say CBDC is vital to ensure Europe is not reliant on US payment providers
Households ‘open’ to digital euro regardless of holding limit – ECB
Customers would only allocate €500 of €10,000 gift into digital euro, study finds
EU council gives digital euro the provisional green light
ECB says it is ready for 2029 issuance once parliament and council have given their final approval
Norway’s central bank latest to disavow CBDC
Currency would not be ‘appropriate’ to maintain krone’s monetary sovereignty, Norges Bank says
Digital euro could reopen e-krona debate for Riksbank – Bunge
Swedish central bank to fully move to eurozone settlement system by 2030
Sarb finds ‘no compelling need’ for a retail CBDC
Central bank pivots towards wholesale version while modernising national payments system
CBDC or fast payments can break up ‘walled gardens’ – BIS paper
Study of ‘competing digital monies’ finds public system could prevent fragmentation and rent-seeking
ECB planning to use law to make Apple give way on digital euro
Bank looking to use Digital Markets Act to enable people to hold CBDC on iPhones’ ‘secure element’
HKMA-BCB trade finance link could be gamechanger, says expert
CBDC blockchain experiment has potential to boost global commerce, UN adviser tells Central Banking
ECB enters new phase for digital euro, with issuance set for 2029
CBDC’s next phase to focus on technical readiness, market engagement and legislative support
Kyrgyzstan to pursue digital strategy with Zhao
Country’s president calls Binance founder “trusted adviser” following controversial pardon by Trump
BoE considering new form of offline payments for UK
Phase two of digital pound work to start next month, as Bailey softens stance on stablecoins
ECB disputes PwC estimate of digital euro implementation costs
Lenders will need to spend around the same as they did implementing PSD2, central bank argues
ECB says digital euro would not disrupt financial stability
Lenders remain healthy under modelled crisis scenario, regardless of CBDC’s holding limits
ECB picks digital euro service providers
Bank names six private companies, along with backup options, for CBDC project
ECB’s Evelien Witlox on design choices for the digital euro
The digital euro’s program director speaks about holding limits, waterfall arrangements, programmability, blockchain usage and offline ‘secure elements’ for cash-like exchanges
ECB sheds light on uses for a digital euro
‘Sandbox’ participants speak of largely positive experiences with prototype CBDC
ECB’s Cipollone reveals plans for digital euro infrastructure
Mobile app to enable “basic functionality”, with transactions processed in three different regions
Dutch merchants say digital euro is good if it works offline
DNB study finds vendors wary of costs, wanting “equal or lower” fees compared with existing options