Regulation
BoE tells LME Clear to fix governance failings
Regulators open “enforcement investigation” into nickel market disruption
EME fintech teams have wider mandates
Few chief fintech officers recruited by central banks
Book notes: A guide to good money, by Brendan Brown and Robert Pringle
The authors make some good points even if one does not agree with this full-bodied attack on Keynesian economics and inflation targeting
Regulating fintech is biggest tech challenge, central banks say
Benefits include financial inclusion, cost reduction and service efficiency
IMF officials: do not make crypto legal tender
Fund leaders call for cautious approach to digital assets at February meeting
Central banks split on machine learning, AI technologies
Respondents optimise features despite drags in data quality, skills gap and algorithmic challenges
FSB sets ‘priority actions’ for global payments reform
Broad study of interoperability and alignment has been narrowed down to specific actions
Location, security and privacy are top cloud concerns
Richer economies more likely to domesticate and operate hybrid servers
Fed spurns Custodia a second time
Central bank again denies membership application from Wyoming crypto firm
Cloud used for business continuity and advancing computation
Most institutions rely on third parties for services
Retail CBDC work more common than wholesale
Most jurisdictions still lack a legal mandate to issue a CBDC
PBoC releases draft rules for Swap Connect
Foreign access to onshore CNY swaps limited to interbank bond market users, while Isda docs aren’t ruled out
Central banks are bullish on environmental features of CBDC
A minority of respondents’ jurisdictions prohibit crypto assets
China revamps risk exposure rules for commercial banks
New rules aim to improve banks’ risk measurement and reflect size differences, regulators say
Improving payments efficiency drives wholesale CBDC work
Advanced economy institutions lead efforts
Richer nations more likely to have regtech strategy
Regtech tools commonly used for risk assessment
BoT’s Sethaput on inflation dynamics, central bank mandates and multi-lateral payments
The Bank of Thailand governor speaks with Christopher Jeffery about the trend towards higher inflation, the sustainable finance challenge, experiments with CBDCs and governance issues related to multi-lateral payments
Innovation hubs more common in advanced economies
Sandboxes remain most popular fintech initiative
Two in five central banks report having a suptech strategy
Enhancing efficiency is a key driver
One in five fintechs in Ireland send inaccurate returns to regulator
One in four reported deficiencies in safeguarding customers’ funds
EME central banks more likely to license fintech firms
Most institutions choose activity-based approach over other licensing methods
Payment innovation is top priority for fintech research
CBDCs and suptech are also leading focus areas for development
Half of central bank respondents have a fintech strategy
Most strategies cover the external payments ecosystem and internal fintech development
Current regulation ‘not fully fit’ to handle big tech – Carstens
BIS chief offers ideas for new regulatory framework to govern data-focused platforms