Central bank digital currency
BSP completes wholesale CBDC proof-of-concept tests
Central bank names off-hours interbank payments as potential use case
BIS and World Bank find central banks split over retail CBDCs
Study says many institutions see value in launching fast payments systems first
Nandalal Weerasinghe on Sri Lanka’s IMF programme, central bank reforms and road to recovery
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka governor speaks about his return from retirement to aid Sri Lanka’s structural reforms and recapitalisation, reinforce central bank independence and develop financial resilience
Digital euro’s ‘cash-like privacy’ hinges on offline functionality
Update report notes disagreement between banks and consumer representatives on key design aspects
Banknotes: October to December 2024
A round-up of news and salient issues that have affected central bankers in the past three months
BoJ considers parallel processing in CBDC design
Central bank adds two new working groups to its preparations for digital currency pilot programme
Trials pick holes in retail CBDCs’ privacy technology
Report by central banks says shortcomings in design features could stymie implementation
Dedollarisation pushing central banks to issue CBDC, official says
Panellists at Central Banking’s Autumn Meetings list AI “data poisoning” as new cyber security threat
Cyber security goes beyond preventing attacks – panel
Policy-makers should shift focus to damage mitigation, say officials at Central Banking Autumn Meetings
Programmable money ‘a key benefit of CBDCs’
However, Central Banking Autumn Meetings hear that use case for a retail version is “missing”
RBA to run trials on tokenised asset settlement
Bank invites industry proposals on ways of settling transactions using digital money
Central Banking FinTech & RegTech Global Awards 2024
Central Banking’s seventh annual FinTech & RegTech Global Awards showcase the ground-breaking projects undertaken within the central banking community
E-krona adviser on offline trials, legislative changes and rollouts of CBDCs
Sveriges Riksbank’s Johan Schmalholz speaks about latest CBDC developments on sidelines of Central Banking’s Windsor training series
Bank of Thailand governor plays down case for retail CBDC
Sethaput says Asean countries already have good retail payments infrastructure
CBDCs may need to replace stablecoins – Treasury committee
US advisory body calls for creation of unified ledgers under central bank auspices
BdF deputy governor softens digital euro regulatory stance
Beau says central bank money is safer, more liquid and less volatile than stablecoins
BIS to hand over Project mBridge to central banks
CBDC platform does not help Brics countries evade sanctions, says Agustín Carstens
HKMA partners with Thailand and Brazil on cross-border tokens
Interoperability work using tokenisation will focus on settlement in trade finance and carbon credits
Three plans for digital payments: India, UK, and BIS
Das, Bailey, and Carstens discuss complementary tech, commercial bank innovation, and common platforms
Mamo Mihretu on the radical reform of central banking in Ethiopia
Ethiopian governor speaks about simultaneous monetary policy and exchange rate reform, opening the country’s financial system and a fundamental reset for Africa’s second most populous economy
Central bankers reflect on wins and challenges of mBridge
Multi-CBDC project’s transaction value has grown, but regulatory and operational issues remain
ECB could go below r* when setting policy, says Panetta
Bank of Italy governor says eurozone has to return to “normal way of doing monetary policy”
CBDC design key to maintaining financial stability – IMF paper
Macro-prudential tools unlikely to be enough to offset risks from issuance of digital currencies
Demand for cash: a global update
Antti Heinonen explores recent data on banknote demand and analyses its impact on cash infrastructure