Payments
FSB sets targets to tackle cross-border payments issues
Proposals are “foundational step” in G20 initiative to improve global payments
Dominican Republic’s central bank plans financial innovation hub
New technology is “indispensable tool” for financial inclusion, governor says
Riksbank starts work on CBDC with external firms
E-krona pilot project to test technical solution with Handelsbanken and TietoEVRY
Chinese CBDC could bolster renminbi internationalisation – Hui Feng
Academic believes digital currency efforts could facilitate renminbi’s international acceptance and ‘popularity’
Diem says it will ‘fade out’ stablecoin if Fed issues CBDC
Chief economist of Facebook-backed firm says public sector has “comparative advantage”
Bank of Korea to start CBDC trial in August
Central bank opts for two-tier model for retail digital currency
Sarb conducting feasibility study for retail CBDC
Central bank to investigate issuance of a “general-purpose” complement to cash
Brazilian central bank publishes CBDC guidelines
Model under consideration would be intermediated by national financial system
Benoît Cœuré on CBDCs, stablecoins and central bank fintech co-operation
BIS Innovation Hub chief voices concerns about the timing of stablecoin and CBDC roll-outs, fintech risks for supervisors and monetary policy, and details development plans for eight innovation locations
Powell announces forthcoming CBDC paper
Irrespective of US CBDC, Fed will help develop international standards, says chairman
Swedish and Norwegian central banks warn of cyber threats
Even small attacks can have major effects on stability, Norges Bank and Sveriges Riksbank say
Cash infrastructure as public good – implications for the cash cycle
Efforts are under way in the Eurosystem to safeguard cash infrastructure as a ‘public good’ even as transaction volumes have fallen significantly. How can policy-makers strike the right balance?
Diem shifts focus to US dollar stablecoins
Move away from Switzerland sees former Libra Association distance itself from original multi-currency plans
The new era of money supply and its impact on policy
The empirical relationship between money and inflation has changed, writes Manmohan Singh, with Apoorv Bhargava and Peter Stella. To understand current policy challenges, we must first understand money creation
Danish central bank urges use of payments data in forecasts
Data provides good forecasts during normal times, but deteriorates in stressed conditions
US may not need CBDC – Boston Fed chief
Rosengren says improved payments systems may provide many CBDC uses
Bahrain launches new cross-border payment pilot
Central banks plans to scale up system to handle CBDC transactions
Bank of Israel accelerates work on CBDC
Central bank has been exploring pros and cons of issuing a digital shekel since 2017
CBDCs must be interoperable – Swift and Accenture paper
Swift plans new CBDC trials for members across traditional payment rails
Fintech & IT Benchmarks 2021 – presentation
Central Banking’s fintech and IT subject matter specialist Rachael King speaks with Christopher Jeffery about fintech and IT staffing and salaries, research and investment, system resilience, CBDCs and the wider fintech ecosystem
Sanctions must go for nuclear talks to succeed, says Iran governor
Hemmati has played major role in sanctions-related diplomacy
Digitalisation will not render Norwegian banks obsolete – deputy governor
Use of cash falling rapidly, as Norges Bank studies options to issue a CBDC
RBNZ gains new FMI oversight powers
Central bank and FMA will be able to set standards for systemically important infrastructures
Fed looks to boost competition in debit card payments
New rule will support legal right to at least two payments options for merchants