Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB)
Pilot CBDC outage due to expired certificate, ECCB says
Blockchain network requires update before digital currency can come back online
Eastern Caribbean digital currency remains offline
DCash has been shut down since January 14, as firm says it has “identified problem”
ECCB digital currency suffers outage
Eastern Caribbean’s DCash disrupted by unspecified “technical issue”
Material world: the enduring appeal of paper banknotes
Central banks have used space-age polymers to make banknotes for decades. So why does paper remain predominant in banknote production?
2021: The year in review
The year has seen central banks switch from recovery mode to battling inflation. Central Banking looks back at the stories that made the biggest impact in 2021
Nigeria launches ‘digital naira’ pilot
Central bank issues $1.2 million in retail CBDC after clampdown on private crypto
Podcast: reflecting on CBDC issuance in the Caribbean
Co-founder of Bitt, Simon Chantry: the ECCB is ready for issuance of central bank digital currency
People: Bank of Korea nominates board member
Bolivia’s former governor Pablo Ramos Sánchez dies; Trevor Braithwaite departs ECCB; and more
DCash: motivations, challenges, and lessons from the first monetary union CBDC pilot
Having worked on its Digital Currency Management System since 2016, Bitt has launched the first synthetic CBDC in Barbados, followed by another first in the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union in March this year, with more ahead
ECCB extends digital cash to St Vincent
CBDC pilot expanded to fifth country as it struggles with aftermath of volcanic eruption
People: ECCB appoints first woman deputy governor
New deputy governor in Korea; deputy governor reappointed in Ghana; and more
CBDC: the case for ‘wait and see’
Despite growing interest, some central banks are staying out of the digital currency game
Central Banking FinTech & RegTech Global Awards 2021
In March 2021, Central Banking launched its fourth annual FinTech & RegTech Global Awards to showcase some of the groundbreaking projects undertaken in the community. The results are revealed in the awards articles published in this special winners’…
The winners of the 2021 FinTech RegTech Global Awards
Fourth annual tech awards recognise excellence among central banks and the firms they work with
ECCB launches live CBDC pilot
Blockchain-issued DCash is the world’s first CBDC within a currency union
Three Caribbean central banks announce new CBDC projects
Bank of Jamaica plans CBDC pilot, while Bahamas and ECCB upgrade existing projects
ECCB persuades states to relax fiscal stance
IMF supports move to deal with pandemic’s effects, warning against “drastic fiscal consolidation”
Eastern Caribbean Central Bank reappoints governor to second term
Region’s currency peg has remained stable despite Covid-19 turbulence
Eastern Caribbean Central Bank official says CBDC is ‘foolproof’
Central bank asks consumers to register for second stage of digital currency pilot
People: BoE governor appoints first female private secretary
St Louis Fed appoints new COO; new appointments at Kazakhstan’s sovereign fund and central bank; and more
Amplifying the soundwaves: the evolution of social media communications
Central banks’ social media usage is on the rise, but their choice of platform is shifting more and more towards the visual
Cannabis industry causing problems for Caribbean finance - ECCB
Industry could lead to further de-risking efforts from foreign banks, central bank warns
IMF urges caution on CBDCs in Eastern Caribbean
Scope to modernise payments, but central bank must proceed with caution, IMF staff warn
NPLs and cyber risks threaten Eastern Caribbean MU – IMF
Steps towards banking union should be put on hold until short-term priorities are addressed, says fund