Central bank digital currency
Retail CBDC complexity may discourage adoption, says research
Kansas City Fed author argues Caribbean CBDCs have struggled to add value
Retail CBDC would extend central bank balance sheets – ECB paper
Frequent fine-tuning of monetary policy operations could become the norm
RBNZ seeks views on design of ‘digital cash’
New Zealand central bank continues proof-of-concept work on “private and secure” CBDC
Bundesbank partners with MIT on digital euro privacy
EU previously raised concerns about single access point to verify holding limits
Carstens advances vision for future tokenised financial system
‘Finternet’ proposal envisages payments across linked unified ledgers
Bank of Israel to launch CBDC sandbox
Central bank will invite banks and fintechs to experiment with API, deputy governor says
CBDCs could increase financial instability, Fed paper says
Central banks should consider price and quantity tools to mitigate risks, researchers say
SNB to explore wCBDC settlement for monetary operations
Project Helvetia allows safe and efficient settlement, says governor, but retail CBDC is risky
Slight majority of US consumers ‘warm’ to CBDC, survey says
Respondents most interested in free use and widespread market adoption, Philadelphia Fed finds
Riksbank uncovers problems in offline CBDC test
Latest phase of e-krona testing focused on offline payments and preventing fraud
Central Banking Awards 2024: fourth round announced
BIS wins Green initiative award; other awards go for currency, CBDC and AML systems
HKMA launches next phase of CBDC pilot and sandbox
Hong Kong project will explore programmability, tokenisation and atomic settlement
BSP says it will complete wholesale CBDC pilot this year
Philippines central bank will test CBDC for interbank fund transfers and securities settlement
HKMA unveils new wholesale CBDC project
De facto central bank to launch sandbox for testing settlement of tokenised deposits
Has mobile money achieved what retail CBDCs aspire to?
Central Banking Spring Meetings: Fintech panellists discuss financial inclusion and bank casualties
Fintech Benchmarks 2024 report – the promise and threat of AI
Benchmark data reveals how central banks are developing CBDC, tapping into AI tools and using cloud services to boost their work
CMU should drive green and digital transitions, says BdF governor
Villeroy de Galhau calls for capital markets union to adopt “higher purpose”
Asian central banks co-ordinating CBDC work in ‘near real time’
RBI deputy governor says Seacen members tend to use public-key cryptography in their design
CBDCs may require hard limits, Netherlands Bank paper finds
Study says digital currencies could make people better off if transitions are well-managed
Turkey’s digital lira to use ‘programmable payments’
Intermediaries will offer related services, though these may differ across providers
EU considering shift to T+1 or T+0 – Cipollone
ECB board member says markets are on brink of “significant shift” in digital settlement