News/Currency
Cash here to stay, at least as a store of value
Central Banking Summer Meetings: As cash use in payments decline, it may become unprofitable for private actors
Currency round-up: Lebanon considers new high-denomination notes
South Africa issues upgraded notes; Argentina 2,000 peso enters circulation; and more
Offline digital euro solution could be years away, ECB says
Central bank invited market participants, including Amazon, to carry out front-end protocol tests that included self-custody wallets
Currency round-up: India withdraws 2,000-rupee note
De La Rue replaces chair; Canada and Philippines win currency awards; and more
HKMA launches retail CBDC pilots
Hong Kong central bank will work with 16 firms, including banks and payment companies
Atlanta Fed clarifies contingencies ahead of hurricane season
Outages could affect bank supervision, discount window, cash, cheque and ACH processing
Argentina importing banknotes amid high inflation
Curaçao picks Crane for new currency; Cuba drops visual aids from banknote
Zimbabwe will mint ‘digital gold token’, says governor
Mangudya says RBZ will offer “store of value” as alternative to foreign currency
Federal Reserve denies FedNow is a CBDC
Online sources post disinformation on payment system as anti-CBDC sentiment grows
Curaçao and Sint Maarten’s governor praises IMF analysis tool
Island nations are in no hurry to adopt CBDC, Richard Doornbosch says
Currency round-up: De La Rue issues profit warning
Central African central bank to release new coins; and more
Sweden does not yet need CBDC, inquiry finds
Report recommends strengthening access to cash and other offline payment methods
Banknotes: January to March 2023
A round-up of news and salient issues that have affected central bankers in the past three months
CAR to drop crypto as legal tender
Country bows to pressure from partners in regional monetary union
Crypto firms are dodging scrutiny, US comptroller warns
Hsu compares crypto exchange FTX to BCCI, subject of infamous ’90s banking scandal
Currency round-up: Ukraine issues war anniversary note
Caymans redesigning banknotes; Travelex expands wholesale business; and more
Currency round-up: Charles III causes controversy
Australian government drove decision to drop UK monarch from notes, as ECCB weighs its options