Central bank digital currency
Carstens says ‘quantum leap’ needed to overcome legacy systems
BIS chief says tokenisation, CBDC and unified ledgers could ‘democratise’ finance
CBDC features will have financial stability effects – Fed paper
Design choices could cut chance of bank runs and disintermediation, authors say
IMF launches CBDC handbook
More data and methodologies needed to understand impact of all new means of payments
Visa and Mastercard power Kazakhstan’s CBDC debit cards
Digital tenge also designed to ensure “targeted and efficient government spending”
MAS to test “live” wholesale CBDC next year
Central bank chief Ravi Menon backs CBDCs, stablecoins and tokenised bank liabilities as digital money
CBDCs could challenge foundations of monetary economics, says Tombini
BIS Americas chief thinks digital currencies could co-exist with other rapid payment systems
ECCB preparing to launch ‘DCash 2.0’
Timothy Antoine says central bank digital currency could help ‘bridge the financial inclusion gap’
SNB to launch live wCBDC pilot in December
ECB’s wholesale digital euro exploratory work will start in 2024
Digital yuan used to settle crude oil trade
Chinese oil company Petro China reportedly bought one million barrels of crude oil in digital yuan
Cipollone joins ECB board
Italian economist succeeds Panetta, who takes over the Bank of Italy
Ex-governor backs candidate who wants to abolish BCRA
Guido Sandleris says ‘continuity of Kirchnerism’ would be worse for Argentina
Bénédicte Nolens on the latest mBridge developments
The head of the Bank for International Settlements’ Hong Kong Centre speaks about cross-border CBDC governance, ongoing FX challenges and evolving technology
BIS releases guide to tackle ‘complex’ offline CBDC design
Trade-offs include privacy and security to meet jurisdiction-specific objectives
‘Digital pound’ needed as cash successor, says BoE’s Cunliffe
Departing deputy governor says CBDC could be necessary by decade’s end
Swedish parliament urged to reinforce legal status of cash
“More consumers and businesses need access to payment accounts,” says Riksbank governor
CBDC opponent is Republican speaker candidate for four hours
Emmer has introduced 'CBDC Anti-Surveillance Act' to lower house
E-krona could boost competition and safety, say Swedish retailers
Riksbank analyses consumers and retail traders payment preferences
Public trust: the role of the private sector in exploring digital currency
Digital currencies that effectively protect financial privacy in lawful transactions will garner enduring confidence in the highly integrated networks of the future, argue J Christopher Giancarlo and Daniel Gorfine
EU data protection bodies raise concerns about digital euro
EDPB and EDPS request central bank explain how it will process and protect data
UK researchers propose 3% inflation target and negative rates
Inflation stalls at 6.7% in September, the same figure as in August
ECB launches digital euro preparation phase
Phase includes CBDC rulebook and selection of providers, as well as testing
Australia proposes crypto regulation reforms
Platform operators would need a licence and be subject to financial services laws
Cross-border CBDC challenging to deliver, officials warn
But digital currency could tackle “extremely high” remittance costs, says IMF’s Tobias Adrian
FedNow – at last
The instant payment system might help fix the US’s rusty payment rails, but it also faces competition, says Dave Birch