Fintech
Video Q&A: Maciej Piechocki, BearingPoint
Central Banking met with BearingPoint’s Maciej Piechocki at the Central Banking FinTech RegTech Global Summit in Singapore to discuss financial and regulatory technology – known as fintech and regtech respectively – solutions, how technology can help in…
Research project weighs bold plans for cross-border payments
One possibility is to create a single global central bank digital currency
‘Big tech’ finance raises fundamental questions – BdF deputy governor
Risks from cloud computing not being addressed by supervisors, Denis Beau warns
Central banks should challenge risky fintech projects – Carstens
Crypto assets do not measure up against the “laws of economics”, BIS chief warns
MAS chief laments ‘data localisation’
Misguided notions of data security threaten digital growth, says Menon; central bank further strengthens fintech support
HKMA’s ‘e-wallet’ feature suspended weeks after launch - local media
“Autopay” feature of new payments system hit by fraud allegations; HKMA says security is robust
Carstens: regulators must promote ‘orderly assimilation’ of tech
Technology should bring benefits, but may threaten “integrity” of financial markets, BIS chief says
New York Fed files to dismiss narrow bank lawsuit
“The costs are real and continuing”, TNB says, as the New York Fed continues to delay
Video Q&A: Geoffroy de Lamalle, eProseedRTC
Central Banking spoke to Geoffroy de Lamalle, founder and chief executive at eProseedRTC, at the FinTech and RegTech Global Summit in Singapore
Bank of Canada launches tech collaboration initiative
“We want to partner with anyone who has something to contribute,” COO says
Poloz: ‘digital disruption’ makes it harder to track supply and demand
Technology brings net benefits but also makes the central bank’s work harder, governor says
Bank of Brazil and HKMA sign fintech agreement
Central banks to promote innovative financial services companies
Automation of financial services poses problem for labour market
Central bankers fear the labour market may not recover as quickly as during previous technological revolutions
Central bankers admit they are not yet prepared for crypto assets
Uncertainty around the assets’ use and regulation calls for further research, debate finds
Central Banking FinTech RegTech Global Awards 2018
Winners In Focus
Insights from network analytics in suptech
With regulators leveraging technological innovations to move towards informed, data‑driven decision‑making and automation, supervisory technology is attracting enhanced interest. Kimmo Soramäki and Phillip Straley examine how regulators are gaining…
Distributed ledger technology in regulatory reporting
Satisfying regulatory demands can be made cheaper and more straightforward via distributed ledger technology as regulatory reporting has a transformational effect on the regulatory value chain. Maciej Piechocki, Moritz Plenk and Noah Bellon of…
An informed approach to banknote security and durability
De La Rue explains how its data consultancy service, DLR Analytics, allows central banks to ensure notes in circulation are secure and durable, and offers value for money in spite of increasingly prominent alternative payment solutions. By facilitating…
MAS fintech officer tells regulators to upgrade to cloud
Data centres are no longer equipped to handle the “uncontrollable” growth of data, Mohanty says
Jackson Hole: policy-makers come to defence of disruption
Poloz and Carstens highlight benefits of technological and trade disruption; monetary policy can cope with the uncertainty, Bank of Canada governor says
Sarb’s Mminele says IT investment could help African cities grow
South African deputy governor encourages investment in both human and physical capital
Book notes: Digital human, by Chris Skinner
Skinner provides a valuable insight into the challenges banks face as technology continues to permeate further into the financial industry
Next financial crisis “will be brewing” in shadow banking – Bullard
Silicon Valley disruption represents threat to financial stability; Fed has limited powers to counter it despite FSOC and tough new bank rules, says Eighth District president