Cyber security
Central banks weighing up CBDC offline alternatives
Institutions are testing ways of allowing digital payments without the internet
Australia rolls out revised cyber testing regime
‘Corie’ programme reflects the scope and long time horizons of state-sponsored hackers
Iran imposes restrictions on payments
Authorities cite risk of cyber attacks, but economy has also faced capital flight
US targets North Korean crypto hacking
Treasury seeks co-operation to better enforce sanctions on North Korea and Russia
BIS unveils ‘post-quantum cryptography’ project
Innovation Hub centres will also explore climate disclosures and CBDC security
Filipe Dinis on Bank of Canada’s cyber strategy and tackling cyber risks
The Canadian central bank’s chief operating officer calls for heightened vigilance, more collaboration, info sharing and tabletop exercises, and less reliance on similar, siloed systems
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
Central Banking FinTech RegTech Global Awards 2022
Central Banking’s fifth annual FinTech RegTech Global Awards showcase the ground-breaking projects undertaken within the central banking community
Bangladesh appoints senior civil servant as central bank governor
Abdur Rouf Talukder will take office in July
Bank of Zambia repels cyber attack
‘Hive’ hacker collective fails to steal valuable data and central bank refuses ransom talks
Norges Bank flags rising cyber threats
Study finds payment system is efficient and offers lower costs than neighbouring countries
Bangladesh Bank heist casino boss faces lawsuit in New York
Bank asserts Kim Wong was involved in money laundering for North Korean regime
Chilean central bank to step up CBDC work
BCCH to carry out public outreach but says existing payments system may be enough
Risk Management Benchmarks 2022 – presentation
Central Banking’s risk management subject matter specialist Victor Mendez-Barreira speaks with Chris Jeffery about emerging risks, the organisation of risk management departments and the most influential approaches to risk management
Tech talent: a global bottleneck for central banks?
Central banks are struggling to recruit people with the right fintech expertise. The search for talent may also create new ethical challenges in managing links to industry
Some CCPs could struggle to cover major losses – FSB
Cyber attack could pose serious problems for systemically important CCPs, report finds
AML supervision at central banks: 2022 survey
Kroll explores why many central banks are investing in skills and data to tackle money laundering, but resourcing constraints are preventing stronger action, as Central Banking’s survey data reveals.
Privacy and security are greatest cloud concerns
New computing options and work practice flexibility top benefits
Problem of recruiting and retaining fintech talent persists
Salaries a key issue alongside skill set attainment
Cyber security rises as fintech research priority
Suptech overtakes regtech
ESRB calls for European cyber incident framework
Regulators must have joint response to systemic cyber incidents
Two-thirds of central banks have a centralised risk unit
Central banks with a centralised risk unit tend to use KRIs
Financial risk most staffed function
Risk management team sizes vary considerably between central banks
ISO 31000, COSO-ERM are influential risk management approaches
IOWRG, Basel and NIST also used by central banks