Payments
Carstens says ‘quantum leap’ needed to overcome legacy systems
BIS chief says tokenisation, CBDC and unified ledgers could ‘democratise’ finance
Currency Benchmarks 2023 – model banks analysis
Data reveals how advanced and emerging market central banks structure their currency operations
Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia launch cross-border payment links
Indonesia and Singapore say they intend to set up local currency settlement framework in 2024
Chinese regulators grant Mastercard bank card licence
PBoC gives US firm approval to issue yuan-denominated cards after Xi-Biden meeting
IMF launches CBDC handbook
More data and methodologies needed to understand impact of all new means of payments
Visa and Mastercard power Kazakhstan’s CBDC debit cards
Digital tenge also designed to ensure “targeted and efficient government spending”
Currency Benchmarks 2023 report – steady as they go
Data hints cash is slowly changing from payment method to store of value
US cash usage may have hit its floor, says Boston Fed
Consumers prefer credit cards, the top payment method in 2022, for online payments
Cambodia’s Serey calls for greater use of local currency
Governor says demand for the riel has improved over the years
CBDCs could challenge foundations of monetary economics, says Tombini
BIS Americas chief thinks digital currencies could co-exist with other rapid payment systems
Middle income countries recall highest volume of worn banknotes
High income jurisdictions remove notes with the highest average value
ECCB preparing to launch ‘DCash 2.0’
Timothy Antoine says central bank digital currency could help ‘bridge the financial inclusion gap’
CFPB proposes supervising large non-bank payment firms
Regulator says this is a part of a larger programme to monitor big tech
Covid-19 impact on cash demand minimal in past year
Majority of currency departments relax pandemic countermeasures
All Cuban businesses must offer electronic payments, says ministry
New rule is part of government’s response to ‘critical’ shortage of cash
BoE wants stablecoins fully backed with central bank deposits
Systemic stablecoins would have to back issuance with unremunerated deposits
Mexico implements emergency cash plan after hurricane
Banxico authorises banks to suspend minimum payments on credit cards
Hong Kong and Thailand to set up cross-border payments link
New QR code payment link is the latest addition to similar initiatives in the region
MAS tests upgraded unified QR code system
New code could allow merchants to accept different QR payment methods more easily
‘Digital pound’ needed as cash successor, says BoE’s Cunliffe
Departing deputy governor says CBDC could be necessary by decade’s end
China sets up renminbi clearing bank in Laos
New currency clearing arrangement is China’s fifth in South-east Asia
Fed proposes lowering permitted debit card fees
Proposal draws ire from Michelle Bowman and banking trade associations
Swedish parliament urged to reinforce legal status of cash
“More consumers and businesses need access to payment accounts,” says Riksbank governor
Remittances to Mexico reach record high, says Dallas Fed
Researchers say strong US construction sector fuels funds transfers