Fintech
Minneapolis Fed paper examines DNA of crypto assets
Cryptography can identify modifications in transaction records without a central structure
Central bank-issued digital currency threatens privacy – BoI official
CBDCs may not be compatible with rights of individuals, says Bank of Italy’s Panetta
Singapore and India launch fintech co-operation scheme
The countries plan to establish real-time payments links
HKMA has no plans to launch digital currency - Treasury official
Hong Kong’s efficient payment infrastructure lessens incentive to go digital, official says
Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe crypto asset ban overturned by court
Court rules in favour of Golix, Zimbabwe’s largest crypto exchange
Brazil’s central bank launches fintech laboratory
Central bank partners with big tech firms to help modernise how financial services are delivered
BoE research says digital currency would ‘strengthen’ policy transmission
Under proposed framework, a CBDC would have limited impact on monetary policy
Is this the beginning of a new era of credit risk management technology?
Webinar: Openlink
Norges Bank does not rule out launching digital currency
Central bank publishes first phase of its CBDC research
Bank of Mexico admits $15.2 million went missing in cyber heist
Central bank says customers’ accounts were not penetrated
Dubai regulator issues ‘innovation testing licenses’ to six fintech firms
Licenses will allow firms to test products with relaxed regulatory requirements
Canada’s Project Jasper finds DLT is viable for securities settlement
Phase III of the project saw central bank cash and assets instantly settled across DLT network
No reason for public to have central bank accounts – Cœuré
ECB executive board member says there is no current need for central bank digital currency
Central banks should create national cyber defence – Canada’s Dinis
Not enough for institutions to maintain their own “alarm systems”, Bank of Canada COO says
Dramatic fall in Bitcoin price correlates with introduction of futures, authors argue
Dramatic fall in Bitcoin price correlates with introduction of futures, authors argue
ECB presents ‘red team’ guidelines for simulated cyber attacks
Test will mimic the techniques of real hackers to better understand banks’ cyber defences
The hunt for a crypto taxonomy
Finding the right term helps shed light on the structure of the fast-growing crypto market
Bahamas central bank upgrades IT to defend against cyber risk
Central bank updates security and threat management systems
Bank of Canada paper offers advice on digital currency policy
Framework designed to help policymakers weigh up various forms of digital money
No funds taken in cyber breach, Bank of Mexico says
Central bank reveals three participants of interbank payment network experienced “incidents” within internal systems
Venezuelan public invited to invest in national crypto asset
President Maduro announces public will be able to invest in ‘petro’ as well as gold
Public should be allowed to open accounts with central banks – research
St Louis Fed paper argues against central banks launching full-blown digital currencies
Fintech in the ‘new era’ – Sustainable and sound development
Li Dongrong, president of the National Internet Finance Association of China and former deputy governor of the People’s Bank of China, discusses the growing importance of fintech and how innovation must be married to self-discipline for China to make a…
Philippines toughens rules on crypto-exchanges
Philippines is one of the few central banks to adopt formal regulations on crypto-asset exchanges