CBDC
Bahrain launches new cross-border payment pilot
Central banks plans to scale up system to handle CBDC transactions
Bank of Israel accelerates work on CBDC
Central bank has been exploring pros and cons of issuing a digital shekel since 2017
CBDCs must be interoperable – Swift and Accenture paper
Swift plans new CBDC trials for members across traditional payment rails
Digitalisation will not render Norwegian banks obsolete – deputy governor
Use of cash falling rapidly, as Norges Bank studies options to issue a CBDC
Kazakhstan’s central bank announces CBDC pilot
Central bank says it will issue token-based prototype to lenders
Georgia’s central bank launches CBDC project
Central bank says private sector involvement will be “crucial”
MAS proposes ‘unbundling digital currency stack’
Layers of governance could allow single common settlement platform for CBDCs
DNB survey finds 49% of respondents ready to use digital euro
Over half of sample had not heard of central bank-issued digital currency, survey finds
BoE and Treasury launch CBDC task force
Central bank also forms new division to lead “internal exploration” of digital currency
Sweden may have a digital currency in five years, says Riksbank governor
Sveriges Riksbank is testing e-krona pilot as Swedish cash use falls rapidly
ECB’s digital euro consultation says public worried over privacy
Nearly half of responses to ECB come from Germany
Riksbank prepares for second phase of e-krona pilot
Next phase will explore whether blockchain can handle scaled-up retail payments
ECCB launches live CBDC pilot
Blockchain-issued DCash is the world’s first CBDC within a currency union
Central banks considering interlinked CBDC options
Agustín Carstens presents results of cross-border CBDC survey
Bank of Jamaica announces prototype CBDC partner
Irish firm eCurrency Mint will provide technology that connects with central bank’s RTGS system
A bellwether moment for CBDC plans
Launch of ‘sand dollar’ may herald a new era of CBDCs as Fed and ECB step up their preparations
Nine in 10 central banks are working on CBDCs
Very few central banks have progressed past the research phase, but those that do are working on general purpose variants
BoJ must prepare thoroughly for CBDC – Kuroda
Central bank should not rush issuance of CBDC, governor says
IMF cautions Marshall Islands on digital currency plans
Institutional framework to accommodate the sov is not ready, fund says
Wholesale CBDCs may not fix cross-border frictions – panellists
Policy-makers question whether CBDCs will make international payments faster and cheaper
Bank of Thailand reinforces stablecoin regulation
Firms wishing to issue baht-backed stablecoins must consult with the central bank
‘Do no harm’: central bankers warn against rush to issue CBDC
Agustín Carstens, Jerome Powell and Jens Weidmann highlight risks of acting too fast
BoT says prototype corporate CBDC boosted efficiency
Thai central bank says DLT allowed cement firm to integrate payments systems with suppliers
Three Caribbean central banks announce new CBDC projects
Bank of Jamaica plans CBDC pilot, while Bahamas and ECCB upgrade existing projects