Mobile banking
ECB flags risks to cash despite rise in acceptance
Central banks should take active role in preserving cash, spokesperson says
Brazil to enable Pix for contactless instant payments
BCB-managed platform to have point-of-sale function by late February
Finland’s fintech head on retail CBDCs versus instant payments
Payments unit leader Aleksi Grym discusses overlaps and synergies for retail CBDCs and instant payment systems in Finland and the eurozone
IMF tracks sharp rise in deposit accounts in emerging economies
Latest survey highlights inclusion trends in bank accounts, card usage and digital services
MNB calls on Revolut to open bank subsidiary, not branch
Central bank says firm’s Hungarian customers deserve full deposit protection offered by banking laws
Eurozone consumers’ smart payments use limited – ECB paper
Many customers believe merchants do not accept non-cash methods, researchers say
Ukraine’s governor on central banking as war endures
The NBU’s Andriy Pyshnyy speaks about the need for investment and reform amid labour shortages, securing war-risk insurance and Ukrainian funding from Russia’s frozen assets
Hungary’s central bank orders faster action over Apple Pay glitch
Lenders deflecting customer complaints is unacceptable, says central bank
ECB says iPhone is currently incompatible with digital euro
Apple users may have worse digital euro payments experience – Cipollone
Has mobile money achieved what retail CBDCs aspire to?
Central Banking Spring Meetings: Fintech panellists discuss financial inclusion and bank casualties
Hungary’s gamified CBDC pilot designed for children
Student Safe project is the first live retail CBDC pilot in Europe
Ethiopia’s central bank issues first foreign mobile money licence
Central bank says there is strong public demand for fintech services
Central bankers cast doubt on utility of CBDC
“Element of Fomo” drives projects on even when purpose is unclear and resources lacking
São Tomé gets loan for RTGS upgrade
Island country lacks automated system
BoT’s Sethaput on inflation dynamics, central bank mandates and multi-lateral payments
The Bank of Thailand governor speaks with Christopher Jeffery about the trend towards higher inflation, the sustainable finance challenge, experiments with CBDCs and governance issues related to multi-lateral payments
Kenya central bank restores mobile money transfer fees
Move will reverse anti-Covid measure, but cut fees from 2020 rates
Eswatini central bank signs contract for CBDC research
Giesecke + Devrient hired as “technical consultant”
Central African Republic launches crypto asset
Regional central bank reaffirmed ban on cryptocurrency after CAR made bitcoin legal tender
RBI aims to triple volume of digital payments by 2025
New strategy document aims to build on “phenomenal” growth in electronic payments
Do CBDCs make sense for Latin America?
Steven Kamin says CBDCs may be particularly beneficial to emerging market economies
State Bank of Pakistan launches simplified digital account
Central bank governor says Asaan Digital Account should boost women’s participation in finance