Cash
Reserve Benchmarks 2020 report – charting new data frontiers
Perspectives on staffing, coverage, portfolio construction, benchmarking, external parties and risk
Eastern Caribbean Central Bank official says CBDC is ‘foolproof’
Central bank asks consumers to register for second stage of digital currency pilot
Ethiopia launches new high-denomination banknote
New 200 birr note aims to curb inflation and corruption, central bank says, as Covid-19 slows growth
Covid-19 will not result in CBDC issuance, say central bankers
Policy-makers think changes in payment behaviour will be temporary and CBDC research will take time
Mauritius governor defends central bank’s funding of government
“Unprecedented times” require “unprecedented set of measures”, says Seegolam
Consumers must be informed of access to cash changes – FCA
FCA warns decisions around closure of cash services must be ‘fair’ to customers
Central Banking’s strategic changes for a new era
New institute, benchmarks, virtual training and online event weeks launched
Lower financial literacy linked to crypto asset ownership – Bank of Canada
New cash survey shows financial literacy is positively associated with crypto asset awareness
Brazil launches new 200 real banknote as hoarding continues
New banknote worth $37 features new security features, and has been sized to ensure quick dispersal
2019 a bumper year for coins – RBNZ data
Over 120 million coins were minted for New Zealand’s central bank last year
Klaas Knot on ECB policy-making, the FSB and central bank ‘capture’
The DNB president talks about unconventional policy, inflation target ‘bands’ and ‘circuit-breaking’
CBDC projects aim to complement cash – BIS survey
Many central banks are creating “hybrid” CBDCs, according to survey of 32 projects
Fed paper looks at different CBDC types
“Account-based”, “cash equivalent” and “hybrid” CBDCs all have varying advantages – researchers
Facebook’s libra could disrupt collateral markets – IMF paper
Collateral used to back ‘stablecoins’ such as libra will be unavailable for reuse
Fed picks G+D to develop ‘next-generation’ currency processing
German firm developed new prototype for the Fed to maximise speed and accuracy
Bank of Japan intensifies CBDC research
Central bank appoints new CBDC head as ruling party warns Chinese effort poses security threat
Brazil plans new note as cash demand hits record high
Central bank will introduce 200 real banknote as Brazilians start to hoard cash
Costa Rica to issue first polymer banknotes
Central bank will retain size and colour of existing notes to smooth transition to new substrate
Oman launches first denomination in new banknote series
New series incorporates improved security features and elements for the visually impaired
BoE awards Accenture RTGS overhaul contract
Consultancy firm wins contract worth up to £150 million for payments system upgrade
Covid-19 likely to affect return of paper £20 banknote – BoE
Central bank reports consumers are likely to hold onto old banknotes until they cease to be legal tender
Timothy Lane on CBDCs and why the private sector is no competition for central banks
BoC deputy governor discusses the difference between a private-sector digital currency and a CBDC
CBDCs cannot have unlimited privacy – Canadian deputy governor
Timothy Lane says central banks should consider “hybrid privacy levels”
Cash issuance in Botswana balloons 18% in 2019
Annual report shows banknote issuance growth for all denominations