Mobile banking
Uruguay launches digital currency pilot
10,000 users will have access to network
Kenya’s digital transformation
The use of innovative digital financial services has transformed financial inclusion
Uruguay’s digital currency pilot ‘close to launch’, says governor
Central bank initiative will allow public to access digital currency via mobile wallets
BoE economist discusses danger of ‘virtual’ bank run
Faster payments and new technology allow customers to drain banks “instantly”, official says
Israeli survey highlights benefits from ‘digital revolution’
“Tremendous changes” in banking system are likely to benefit households and small businesses, central bank says
Income inequality should be a concern for central banks – IMF panel
IMF panel debates impact of unconventional monetary policy on income inequality
Website of the year: Central Bank of Kenya
Responsive design caters for increasingly mobile public
Weidmann urges central banks to promote economic and financial literacy
Financial literacy is crucial in underpinning trust in central banks, German governor stresses
Bank of Japan to launch new website in time for 2017
New responsive design will include information from the old site displayed in new format
Bank Negara Malaysia’s new site draws on award-winning designs
Responsive site launched after in-house team conducts benchmarking exercise on award-winning central bank sites
Payments changing fast but cash still in demand – Riksbank survey
Telephone survey finds cash use declining and mobile payments on the rise
RBI’s Gandhi hails ‘silent revolution’ in payments
Initiatives such as unified mobile payments interface set to deliver further change
Ghana drafts first electronic payment regulation
New regulation will apply to banks and other financial institutions wanting to provide electronic money services
Financial inclusion in Rwanda rising, central bank report says
ATMs and mobile money have helped reduce the number of those financially excluded, governor says
Nepal Rastra Bank broadens electronic payments oversight
Banks and financial institutions will have to re-register with the bank under new licensing law
MAS looks to overhaul payment systems
Central bank hoping to improve governance, regulation and technology
Solomon Islands’ Rarawa praises ‘innovative’ financial inclusion plans
Financing initiative for coconut industry promises to extend “digital banking penetration”
Swift paper warns not to transplant Kenya’s inclusion strategy
Harvard Kennedy School lecturer explores the factors behind M-Pesa’s success in Kenya, and warns against simply copying the country’s approach to inclusion elsewhere
Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe cuts electronic payment charges to tackle cash shortage
Central Bank introduces latest measure to combat cash shortage by encouraging use of electronic payments
Norges Bank deputy: lack of common infrastructure hampers faster payments
Banks could improve efficiency if they worked together, Nicolaisen says
Afghanistan needs to use mobile money better, governor says
Central Bank governor describes coverage of services as "scant"
Fijian annual report shows ‘huge decline’ in mobile money active agents
Reserve Bank of Fiji documents 84% decrease in registered active agents
Kenya sees a reduction in use of bank services
Mobile payments preferred, with 47.8% of population using mobile services on daily basis
Emerging markets leading the way in cutting-edge payments innovations, UK report finds
Mobile payments embraced in emerging markets where banking infrastructure lags