Fintech
Bahamas to explore CBDC access to government securities
Governor John Rolle outlines some near-term payment system reforms
PBoC to develop new fintech regulation
Central bank will implement new roadmap in 2019, which will see improved regulatory mechanism
Fed official suggests reforms to tackle ‘credit deserts’
Brainard advocates greater geographical flexibility in banks’ obligations; FDIC chair appears to agree
BIS to launch ‘innovation hub’ – Carstens
New medium-term strategy focuses on technology and other innovations
Experts debate regulatory support for energy-hungry technology
Blockchain requires a vast amount of power
ECCB announces digital currency pilot
Governor Antoine says pilot is not “academic exercise”
Technology in reserve management: Outlook for 2019
Reserve managers look to cloud for solutions, but security issues remain
BoE refocusing strategy for 2019–20
Central bank seeks to achieve progress despite budget remaining flat in nominal terms
Sub-Saharan Africa could be fintech hub – IMF author
Wider adoption of mobile banking provides platform for further developments, says Amadou Sy
UN report questions value of fintech sandboxes
Regulators are “unprepared” for the level of effort and resources needed to launch a sandbox
The answers to the 2018 Central Banking Christmas quiz
We reveal the answers to the Christmas quiz, and the winner
African countries leveraging data for regtech
IMF paper shows countries are looking at how to use tech to streamline supervision processes
Big tech companies poised to disrupt financial services – FSB
New report claims fintech hasn’t had an impact on competition in financial sector
Central Banking expands fintech bandwidth
New fintech category; newsletter to offer insights into related opportunities and threats
Central bank of the year: Monetary Authority of Singapore
Fintech pioneer has strong monetary policy, financial stability and supervisory record
Countries must counter money-laundering through fintech – IMF official
IMF’s Adrian calls for regional co-operation and consultation on new payment systems
UAE central bank and Sama partner for blockchain project
New system aims to provide more efficient central financial transfer system
Advisory services: Deloitte
Central bank footprint includes new projects on cyber resilience in Canada, fintech in Saudi Arabia, DLT in Hong Kong
Book notes: Democratizing Money?, by Beat Weber
This is a timely book about ‘how money really works’
Latin America has 66% more fintech startups than in 2017 – IDB
IDB report also reveals region has a higher proportion of female founders than global average
Fall in technology use helped slow Canadian productivity, BoC paper finds
But slowdown in labour productivity began eight years before fall in technology use – researchers
Switzerland grants fintech firms access to interbank payment system
Federal government modified ordinance to create new licensing category on January 1
EU must decide on how to oversee fintech regulation, ESAs say
Three supervisory authorities publish report on regulatory sandboxes and innovation hubs
Central Bank of Ireland gives go-ahead to Google payments
Tech giant awarded licence under PSD2