Payments
Bank of Albania says deposits are safe amid political crisis
Central bank sustained “minor damage” to building and says payment services remain uninterrupted
Google Cloud outage causes disruption across UK banks
Barclays, Bank of Scotland, HSBC, Lloyds and Revolut customers among those reporting problems
Holding limits could support CBDC adoption – ECB study
High threshold, plus reverse waterfall functionality, could mitigate stability risks, researchers say
Atomic settlement: a solution to cross-border payment woes?
Experts say simultaneous settlement has the potential to improve cross-border frictions – so why are central banks lukewarm?
National Bank of Ethiopia joins Papss
Network says it will increasingly focus on boosting Africa’s connectivity with global payment systems
Success of Rwanda’s eKash comes from mandatory use – governor
Central bank learned from UPI and Pix on how to lower transaction costs on instant payment system
Mandatory cash acceptance not always backed by other policies
Benchmarking data suggests possible mismatch between demands on banks and merchants
Yue: China’s growth issues won’t impact yuan internationalisation
HKMA chief also says rising long-term bond yields have not affected Hong Kong
CBN faces lawsuit over $1bn of allegedly misappropriated funds
NGO demands explanation for more than $6.23m in alleged election-related fraud
GFTN’s Maha El Dimachki on the tech forces facing central banks
Tokenisation, AI and quantum are converging as global financial corridors evolve
BCRA challenges claim of $1bn loss on gold hedges
Central bank says derivatives transactions in 2025 reflected routine hedging operations
China hits back at criticism of yuan policy
PBoC denies devaluation claims, says other nations are responsible for their declining competitiveness
Philippines’ FX reserves fall to three-year low
BSP says levels sufficient following period of currency interventions and devaluations
Pacific series: PNG’s governor on 40 years at the central bank and her plans for its future
Elizabeth Genia speaks about reaching remote communities, FX, green finance and leadership
Kansas City Fed warns of long-term AI financing risks
Highly leveraged entities may cause financial stress to spill over to broader economy
Russian finance ministry begins paying salaries in CBDC
All Russian citizens can request to convert salaries into digital ruble, ministry says
BIS’s Hernández de Cos on AI, non-bank risk and tokenisation
General manager talks about how the BIS is navigating a complex global environment
People: Sarb appoints former World Bank economist to MPC
Plus appointments in Singapore and the Seychelles
Commercial value must drive digital asset adoption – Mills
BoE’s executive director for FMI says bank will not pick winning token, ledger or business model
Stress-testing Brazil’s credit co-operative safety net
Rapid growth in credit co-operatives has made a public test of FGCoop’s liquidity, replenishment and resolution capacity necessary, argues Gustavo Pessoa
Mamerto Tangonan on the Philippines’ glocal digital ecosystem
Deputy governor shares insights on the nexus of wCBDC and digital sovereign bonds, multilateral payments governance and 'smart' global trade