Fintech
Bahamas rolls out first phase of CBDC pilot
Pilot will be rolled out to rest of country after June 2020, says governor Rolle
2020: fintech and beyond
Central bankers share their thoughts on fintech – past, present and future
Negative rates demonstrate shortcomings of currency
Distortionary effects of negative rates raise broader questions on design of money itself, writes Barry Topf
In search of a better definition of digital money
Dave Birch tries to cut through the noise on cryptocurrencies, blockchains and everything in between
Riksbank to work with Accenture on e-krona pilot
First year will see development of user interface for mobile, card and watch-based payments
Riksbank to join ECB’s cyber security framework
Swedish central bank launches forum with main national financial firms to test Tiber-SE
CBDC has been “over-hyped” – former RBI deputy
Focus on retail CBDCs is a potential distraction from core central banking functions, says Sinha
Podcast: Central Banking launches Tech Talk series
In the inaugural episode, Rachael King and Adam Csabay cast a critical eye over some of the biggest fintech developments of 2019
Cloud throws up new financial stability risks – FSB
Reliance on third-party cloud platforms creates risks, especially given market power of providers
New ‘currency’ aims to tackle failings of its predecessors
Saga sits somewhere between a stablecoin and a crypto asset
Central banks should collaborate on multicurrency CBDC – research
Lithuania’s central bank notes national CBDC projects will not solve global payment inefficiencies
Atlanta Fed develops new data app
App provides access to Fed bank’s most popular data points and tools
Data sharing could curb big tech dominance – FSB
Ensuring all financial market incumbents have access to same data could level the playing field
Bank of Israel proposes open banking rules to foster competition
Banks and credit card companies to allow supervised third parties access to their customers’ accounts
Carstens: Money without central banks is doomed to fail
Many “architectures” are possible but they must be built on a foundation of trust, BIS chief says
Cyber stress tests reveal risks in Singaporean firms
Insurance firms report potential losses as high as $3.4 billion in MAS stress test
The pursuit of ‘fintecgrity’
How can regulators maintain integrity at the confluence of finance and technology?
Facing up to the tech challenge
Central banks get a wake-up call from libra
HKMA calls for innovation in fight against money laundering
The authority flags new and emerging risks in the city’s AML/CFT regime
Focus on cross-border payment systems, not CBDC – Bundesbank official
German central bank board member says “fast and efficient” payment network should take priority over digital currency development