Fintech
Colombian central bank joins DLT bond issuance pilot
Technology could cut costs and offer faster processing, traceability, security and risk management
France and Tunisia carry out cross-border CBDC transfer
Latest BdF experiment sees central banks make wire transfer using wholesale CBDC
Stablecoins neither stable nor coins – paper
Researchers argue stablecoins are not medium of exchange, and so are not money
Expecting the unexpected
Lars Schröder, senior engagement manager at SkySparc, looks at what is driving shifts in central banks’ technology requirements.
BIS paper sees fintech creating ‘barbell’ market structure
Authors say regulators should take action as digital innovation drives changes in market structures
ECB launches digital euro project
Central bank supports European Commission plan for e-identity rollout across the eurozone
Recipe for a chief (fin)tech officer
Private-sector experience, a knowledge of supervision and a zest for innovation are key ingredients
World Bank appoints Caribbean and central Asian directors
New York Fed names chief of innovation hub and St Louis appoints head of economic equity institute
O CBDC, O crypto! Wherefore art thou regtech?
More investment in regtech needed to secure gains from digital evolution
Central banks leverage multimedia communication channels
Around a third have added podcasts, mobile apps and blogs to their comms repertoire
UK and Singapore to co-operate on regulation
Central banks and finance ministries to co-operate on cyber security and climate impact
Communications often involved at early stages of central bank policy
Most central banks say comms teams are involved in early planning stage of policy decisions
Fintech communication is most challenging for central banks
Central banks view fintech as greatest challenge, but rate monetary policy communication highly
Bank of Israel calls on banks to improve tech risk monitoring
Central bank urges close examination of projects that imply organisational changes
CBDC: the case for ‘wait and see’
Despite growing interest, some central banks are staying out of the digital currency game
BIS opens Nordic innovation hub
Stockholm office is fifth in hub programme and involves four of the region’s central banks
Central Banking FinTech & RegTech Global Awards 2021
In March 2021, Central Banking launched its fourth annual FinTech & RegTech Global Awards to showcase some of the groundbreaking projects undertaken in the community. The results are revealed in the awards articles published in this special winners’…
The winners of the 2021 FinTech RegTech Global Awards
Fourth annual tech awards recognise excellence among central banks and the firms they work with
Central Banking FinTech & RegTech Global Awards 2021 virtual ceremony
Winners include the Saudi Central Bank, Central Bank of the UAE, Central Bank of Brazil, and more
BoE’s Bailey says CBDCs could be ‘fundamental’
Innovation hub run by BoE and BIS hub likely to concentrate on CBDCs and payments, official says
US court throws out suit against fintech charters
Judges dismiss challenge to Comptroller of the Currency on procedural grounds
El Salvador to make bitcoin legal tender
President claims the move, a first for any country, will aid remittances and financial inclusion
Thailand’s central bank picks G+D for retail CBDC project
BoT will use Filia platform for proof-of-concept
IMF warns Marshall Islands on digital projects
Local plans for digital currency and economic zone trigger concern at fund