Cyber security
MPs cool on UK CBDC prospects
Treasury select committee says upsides to digital pound are “unclear”
BIS says CBDC can be monitored without personal information
Project Tourbillon dashboard allows aggregate-level monitoring
ECB prioritises IT outsourcing and cyber resilience supervision
Institutions lost $161 million due to poor-quality outsourced services in 2022
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’
Bank of Canada researchers claim breakthrough in credentialisation
System’s creators use a Merkle tree to create “secret-free and quantum-safe” method
BIS wraps up cross-border CBDC trial
Project Mariana explored FX settlement using ‘automated market-makers’
Stress-testing the banking system: what lies ahead?
Pedro Duarte Neves says stress tests must evolve to capture systemic, liquidity and cyber risks
Generative AI has ‘broad systemic implications’ – IMF
Economists argue regulators need to take action now to mitigate risks
Quantum computing and AI threaten financial system, Fed says
Ransomware groups seek to “exert maximum pressure on victim organisations”
Guillermo Avellán on BCE independence, capacity-building and dollarisation
Ecuador’s general manager speaks about bolstering legal autonomy, dollarisation, payments and gold production
Building future-proof cyber security in the financial system
The founders of SecurEyes discuss how central banks can protect themselves and financial stability
Senad Softić on governance, currency boards and EU convergence challenges
Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina governor speaks about governance, managing a currency board and modernising payments
BIS reports gaps in CBDC cyber security modelling
Over 90% of central banks now working on a CBDC project, survey finds
How advanced AI threatens banking security systems
The future of payments promises to transform the fintech world as traditional friction barriers begin to disappear. Amid this innovation, concerns arise: could the advent of AI technology give rise to novel forms of fraud that overshadow improvements to…
Why fear, paranoia and distrust swirl around CBDCs
Populists and conspiracy theorists are exacerbating public concern about retail CBDCs. What can central banks do about it?
Central Banking FinTech RegTech Global Awards 2023
Central Banking’s sixth annual FinTech RegTech Global Awards showcase the ground-breaking projects undertaken within the central banking community
Ukrainian hackers claim attack on Russian banks
Cyber attack targets Bank of Russia’s interbank system, disrupting payments
SEC charges Binance and Coinbase
World’s largest crypto exchanges accused of illegal operations at expense of investors
Third-party risks are a first priority for central banks
Cyber and concentration risks crystallise co-operation between critical infrastructure providers
Payment security must improve, Norges Bank warns
Norwegian central bank says it will decide on design of new settlement system by 2025
Fintech Benchmarks 2023 – presentation
Specialist Joasia E. Popowicz discusses CBDCs, cyber security, AI/ML in regtech, suptech and cloud computing
Hackers seize South Sudan central bank website
Group demands central bank act to make currency stronger against the dollar
Central Banking Awards 2023: final group of winners revealed
Awards recognise lifetime achievement of Stefan Ingves, as well as reserves management and more