BIS, World Bank and IMF to collaborate on tokenisation project

Digitisation of notes will facilitate transfer of development money to emerging economies

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The Bank for International Settlements (BIS), World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) are to collaborate on a tokenisation project. The project will initially focus on digitising promissory notes, with the Swiss National Bank also participating.

Speaking at a conference in Washington on November 28, Cecilia Skingsley, head of the BIS Innovation Hub said: “We will work together with the World Bank and the Swiss National Bank to simplify the process for making development money available

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