Central bank digital currency
Taiwan academics call for central bank reform
Academica Sinica says the central bank could invest part of its foreign reserves into a sovereign wealth fund
Central banks weighing up CBDC offline alternatives
Institutions are testing ways of allowing digital payments without the internet
Australian central bank launches CBDC research project
RBA says it will look into different use cases of digital currency
Bank of Thailand to launch retail CBDC pilot
BoT says it does not have plans to issue a retail CBDC yet
CBDC launch still on the table, BoJ says
Senior official dismisses media reports on cancellation of CBDC plans
CBDCs could hugely improve cross-border payments – ECB’s Bindseil
“Holy grail” of secure, instant universal payments could be a reality in next 10 years, authors say
Chinese CBDC should not be as anonymous as cash, says PBoC official
Mu Changchun says small digital wallets will allow anonymity, but says freedom needs constraints
Banque de France announces second wholesale CBDC experiment phase
CBDC as a settlement asset may be ready by 2023
Swift gears up for innovation around digital currencies
Head of innovation at global payments messaging provider is focused on CBDCs, tokenised securities and artificial intelligence
BoJ to study impact of CBDC on bank deposits
Report says safeguards needed to prevent possible “rapid shift” from bank deposits to CBDC
Chile central bank opens CBDC survey
Poll is part of gradually unfolding evaluation of potential digital currency
Taiwan completes phase two CBDC trials with banks
Resolving further challenges could take at least two years, governor says
Danish central bank sceptical on retail CBDC
Report says existing payment systems offer similar benefits, but case for CBDC could change
Crypto a ‘wake-up call’ for central banks
Digital economy needs CBDC as risk-free asset, say panellists at ECB’s Sintra conference
Japan and Soramitsu to conduct Asia-Pacific CBDC studies
Observers note de-dollarisation and spread of e-yuan as potential motivations
Payments Benchmarks 2022 report – on the shores of a digital future
Benchmarking data offer insights on mandates, staffing structure, oversight of payment services, RTGS design and management, and CBDC development
Legal certainty: the Achilles’ heel for CBDCs?
Many central banks lack legal certainty when it comes to issuing digital currencies, despite all the research and trials. Isn’t it time to get the lawyers involved?
BIS: the future of money is not crypto
Hyun Song Shin lays out vision of payments innovation backed by CBDC
RBI aims to triple volume of digital payments by 2025
New strategy document aims to build on “phenomenal” growth in electronic payments
Banknotes: April to June 2022
A round-up of news and salient issues that have affected central bankers in the past three months
Fintech Benchmarks 2022 – presentation
Central Banking’s fintech subject matter specialist Joasia Popowicz speaks with Chris Jeffery about strategy, staffing, cyber security, CBDCs, regtech and suptech, AI/ML and the cloud
Officials urge narrow focus as CBDC use cases proliferate
Communication and financial inclusion are critical concerns, Summer Meetings panellists agree
CBDC and bank intermediation in the eurozone
An assessment of the impact different ‘digital euro’ designs related to remuneration and usage limits could have on the banking system, including during times of stress*
CBDCs could improve energy efficiency of payments – IMF paper
Design choices could allow for greater efficiency than existing credit card infrastructure