Payments
Podcast: reflecting on CBDC issuance in the Caribbean
Co-founder of Bitt, Simon Chantry: the ECCB is ready for issuance of central bank digital currency
G7 says retail CBDC networks should be carbon neutral
Group of Seven outlines 13 retail CBDC principles in new report
Time to ‘future-proof’ central banks – Sibos panel
Central bankers prepare for CBDC issuance as stablecoin threat eases
UK government mulls giving BoE new payment supervision powers
BoE would oversee firms within the broader ‘payment chain’
Cubero calls for expanded IMF role
Costa Rica governor endorses Resilience and Stability Trust proposal
Summers: digital yuan unlikely to threaten US dollar
Traceability of Chinese CBDC amid “financial thunderbolts” from Beijing may limit appeal
Covid-19 has accelerated paradoxical developments in cash usage
Antti Heinonen explores the unusual patterns in banknote demand in 2020
Laos central bank to partner with Soramitsu on CBDC study
The study is said to begin as early as this month, but a launch of CBDC remains unsure
CPMI and Iosco say systemic stablecoins must meet FMI principles
Stablecoins perform similar functions to other financial market infrastructures, say bodies
Why fintech governance matters for central banks
Fintech throws up an array of challenges that may require central banks to adapt their frameworks
Trust essential to success of global CBDC usage, panellists argue
CBDCs are yet to prove they offer advantages over private sector initiatives
Singapore and Malaysia to link payment systems
Regulators see potential of using distributed ledger technology in cross-border payment linkage
China outlaws all crypto transactions and bans mining
PBoC, cyber watchdog and central economic planner act in a joint crackdown on crypto
Swedish central bank may join Eurosystem payments platforms
Sveriges Riksbank says Target2 and T2S could enhance policy but has security concerns
Agustín Carstens on BIS strategic priorities, innovation and central bank policy
BIS chief speaks about policy trade-offs at a critical time, tech collaboration, tackling NBFIs and the dearth of ‘green’ assets
PBoC’s digital yuan on track for 2022 Winter Olympic debut
Preparations for e-yuan to be used in the winter games are at a final stage, says deputy governor
PBoC tells payment firms to cut ties to other business lines
Governor’s speech follows reported crackdown on China’s Ant Group
Canadians ditched cash during pandemic, research shows
Central bank data shows cash withdrawals fell in comparison to debit card transactions
Thailand and Malaysia invite banks to operate across borders
Banks can operate in host country with greater access and flexibility under Asean initiative
Book notes: Robert Triffin, by Ivo Maes with Ilaria Pasotti
Triffin’s story is well told by Maes, whose extensive personal and academic research shines through
MAS and RBI to link up payment systems
New linkage will allow for automation of capital controls, say authorities
Do central banks have enough resources to meet tech challenge?
Accelerating technological evolution, difficulties to access and retain technical staff and limited resources will present growing challenges for central banks in the future
Cœuré issues urgent call for CBDC development
Central banks have no time to waste, says BIS official, as crypto and stablecoins threaten disruption
BoE permits cloud usage to support ISO 20022 migration
Cloud usage must be “controlled” and not risk wider payments ecosystem, BoE report says