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Marshall Islands readies to make waves in digital currency
Island nation ready to issue blockchain-based national currency if new government gives the go-ahead
The Central Banking Awards 2020 virtual ceremony
View the trophy presentations and acceptance comments from all the winners
Swift announces major changes to system
Cloud-based platform will allow end-to-end transactions visibility and innovation by firms, Swift says
Libra’s Disparte on big tech’s move into digital currency
Facebook-backed consortium still has more than 3 billion customers in its sights
The Belt and Road Initiative 2020 Survey – A more sustainable road to growth?
The third annual Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) survey reveals that central banks view BRI investment as sustainable compared with other forms of external debt, particularly given it is often proportionally less significant. Despite growing global trade…
Central Banking Awards 2020: the winners
All the winners in the 2020 Central Banking Awards
Central Banking Awards 2020: third group launched
Awards unveiled for currency manager, initiative, economics, currency services, advisory and data
Data services: Swift
Better data is making global payment chains safer and more efficient
Central Banking Awards 2020: first winners announced
Prizes include central bank of the year, risk manager, payments and FMI, and treasury systems
Payment services: Swift
Organisation has responded strongly to threats from cyber crime and decline of correspondent banking
Seven threats from big tech’s libra
Can central banks avoid a ‘big tech’ monetary meltdown?
Finnish paper looks at Chinese currency swap agreements
Bilateral swap agreements increase settlement of trade transactions in renminbi – researchers
Swift conducts 13-second cross-border payment
Trials saw payments go from origination through to clearing and settlement in seconds
The winners of the 2019 Fintech and Regtech Global Awards
Prizes awarded for outstanding work at the cutting edge of financial technology
World Bank official says blockchain could cut settlement times
Official says first blockchain bond shows the technology's potential
Swift says Singapore trial cut cross-border payment times
Network argues existing payments systems can be used for cross-border transfers
Swift bullish on future of cross-border payments
Tests of GPI system show faster, more transparent cross-border payments, Swift says
New data reveals 20% drop in correspondent banking
CPMI data reveals ongoing decline; FSB unveils latest work to reverse trend
Swift announces trials with ECB instant payment system
Linking “Swift gpi” to ECB’s Tips will greatly reduce delays in settlement, consortium says
Swift names Pérez-Tasso as chief executive
Pérez-Tasso will take over from current chief Gottfried Leibbrandt, who will step down in June
Cyber fraudsters starting to rethink tactics – report
Swift research shows hackers have switched to transferring smaller amounts during normal business hours
RBA begins push for ISO 20022 payments migration
Central bank wants to make the switch before Swift ends support for some message types
New York Fed to help Bangladesh Bank chase down stolen funds
Two years on from the heist, the organisations have signed a “technical assistance” agreement
Payments and market infrastructure development: Reserve Bank of Australia
RBA has spearheaded development of upgraded retail payment system that includes real-time settlement