Digital currency
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
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
PBoC's Fan Yifei outlines why he favours indirect 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
BIS paper lays out ‘crucial’ design choices for CBDC
Challenge is to design a currency that balances credibility and convenience, says Hyun Song Shin
Cunliffe spells out key questions to answer before launching CBDC
If central banks are to issue digital currency, they must think hard about the design, BoE deputy says
Bank of Canada developing CBDC ‘contingency plan’
Central bank could issue CBDC if private sector alternatives become quickly dominant, deputy governor says
Why Bulgaria needs to deepen its currency board
Bulgaria’s currency board rules should be extended to transaction deposits at commercial banks
Podcast: Bank of Finland’s Aleksi Grym on a 1990s’ digital currency
Avant was launched to establish a new payments network but failed due to competition from ATMs
BIS appoints heads of Switzerland and Singapore tech hubs
Cœuré says BIS’s Hong Kong hub will have head “in due course”
Many new UK financial products lack consumer protections – FCA
E-money services are not covered by financial services compensation scheme, UK regulator says
ECB and BoJ point to major problem in DLT-based payments
Latest “Project Stella” report says central source of information could create single point of failure
Cambodia’s blockchain payment network will go live in early 2020
National Bank of Cambodia to become first central bank to launch peer-to-peer payment system
Stablecoins present threat to monetary sovereignty – WEF panel
Panellists discuss the delicate balance needed between the private and public sector
Emerging market central banks keener to issue CBDCs – BIS
BIS survey shows central banks shifting emphasis from wholesale to retail CBDCs
Cœuré and Cunliffe to lead research group on CBDCs
Six central banks and the BIS will explore use cases and share knowledge
In search of a better definition of digital money
Dave Birch tries to cut through the noise on cryptocurrencies, blockchains and everything in between
Riksbank to work with Accenture on e-krona pilot
First year will see development of user interface for mobile, card and watch-based payments
CBDC has been “over-hyped” – former RBI deputy
Focus on retail CBDCs is a potential distraction from core central banking functions, says Sinha
Lagarde promises wide-ranging review of ECB monetary policy
ECB to form digital currency task force as Lagarde calls for EU action on green finance
Podcast: Central Banking launches Tech Talk series
In the inaugural episode, Rachael King and Adam Csabay cast a critical eye over some of the biggest fintech developments of 2019