Central bank digital currency
Covid-19 has highlighted payments systems problems – BIS report
Pandemic may have strengthened case for central bank digital currency, report says
Singapore and China to deepen collaboration on green finance
MAS chief proposes working together in areas including loan syndication and verification
People: Nikhil Rathi appointed UK FCA chief
Stock exchange boss to take helm at regulator; new member of BoE committee named; Poloz to chair think-tank; Bank of Canada seeks CBDC project lead
CBDC development pushed into ‘top gear’ by Covid – policy-makers
The pandemic will have a lasting impact on consumer payment behaviour, panellists say
Bank of Korea sets up digital innovation division
Korean central bank aims to increase CBDC research and create new statistics system
CBDC could endanger maturity transformation – Philadelphia Fed paper
Opening central bank balance sheet to consumers could create “deposit monopolist”, research says
Campos Neto on reforming Brazil’s economy amid Covid-19 distress
The Central Bank of Brazil governor speaks about how Brazil is managing fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, the benefit of large reserves, his plans to deploy emergency asset purchases and why he favours extending the IMF’s SDR funding
Banque de France CBDC project uses blockchain to settle transactions
Central bank and French lender use blockchain platform to pay for €40m securities tokens
Mersch says retail CBDC could destabilise financial system
Central bank digital currency could worsen bank runs and harm disintermediation, ECB official says
CBDCs unlikely to be based on blockchain – Central Banking survey
New Central Banking survey finds central banks favour DLT for possible digital currency projects
Central banks shift focus to retail CBDCs
Central Banking survey reveals shift away from wholesale experimentation, as central banks consider whether the general public should be able to hold CBDC accounts
The Central Bank Digital Currency Survey 2020 – debunking some myths
Most central banks believe there are retail uses for central bank digital currencies, but few plan to launch a CBDC in the coming five years, with most rejecting the use of blockchain
PBoC confirms digital currency pilot
Central bank will test central bank digital currency in a number of provinces
BoE poll signals convertibility is key to CBDC demand
CBDC does not need to be built on DLT network, BoE says
Bank of Korea launches CBDC pilot
Bank of Korea starts 22-month CBDC test in preparation for future needs
Covid-19 could accelerate CBDC development – BIS economists
Fear could promote use of CBDCs but data is yet to point to whether cash demand has changed
Podcast: inside Brazil’s new instant payment system
New system seeks to boost financial inclusion with coverage of accounts and mandatory participation
Some thoughts on CBDC operations in China
People’s Bank of China deputy governor Fan Yifei outlines why he favours an indirect approach to introducing a CBDC in China
Banque de France seeks partner for wholesale CBDC project
Project will explore CBDC use cases in interbank payment space
BoE sets out design principles for retail CBDC
Paper sheds new light on BoE’s thinking on design process and possible pitfalls
Facebook may bow to regulatory pressure on libra
Basic goals have not changed, says tech giant, but reports suggest network will offer libra alongside other assets
Riksbank seeks act amendment to host BIS innovation hub
Swedish central bank requests five-year permission for payments of up to $3.2 million a year
IMF urges caution on CBDCs in Eastern Caribbean
Scope to modernise payments, but central bank must proceed with caution, IMF staff warn
BIS paper lays out ‘crucial’ design choices for CBDC
Challenge is to design a currency that balances credibility and convenience, says Hyun Song Shin