Digital currency
RBA to run trials on tokenised asset settlement
Bank invites industry proposals on ways of settling transactions using digital money
BCRA show sounds death knell for notes, hails birth of crypto
Governor opens show on AI and decentralised monetary and financial systems
HKMA partners with Thailand and Brazil on cross-border tokens
Interoperability work using tokenisation will focus on settlement in trade finance and carbon credits
Mamo Mihretu on the radical reform of central banking in Ethiopia
Ethiopian governor speaks about simultaneous monetary policy and exchange rate reform, opening the country’s financial system and a fundamental reset for Africa’s second most populous economy
ECB could go below r* when setting policy, says Panetta
Bank of Italy governor says eurozone has to return to “normal way of doing monetary policy”
Swift to conduct live digital asset transaction trials from 2025
Network’s head of innovation says functionality will meet increasing demand for digital transactions
Yellen highlights systemic risks from rise in non-bank lending
Treasury secretary says institutions’ share of credit now exceeds that of banks
Hong Kong launches second phase of CBDC pilot
Next stage will explore use cases for e-HKD and tokenised deposits
Swift tailors its operations for digital assets
Network says DvP and PvP capability will let securities buyers pay for and exchange tokens simultaneously
Campos Neto on inflation targeting, independence and the future of financial intermediation
The Brazilian governor speaks with Christopher Jeffery about tackling inflation, the need for financial autonomy, and redefining the financial landscape with open finance, programmable Pix, deposit tokenisation and sound cross-border payments governance
Bank of Israel reports continued rise in digital payments
Survey shows increase pre-dates emergency measures brought in during Gaza war
Kyrgyzstan opens public consultation on laws governing CBDC
Amendments to legislation affecting digital som are due to come into force in 2027
Australian indigenous nation advances with digital currency
Birri Gubba dollar to be pegged to AUD and backed by assets including carbon credits
BIS: new platform can monitor stablecoins’ balance sheets
Institution says its Project Pyxtrial can track digital currencies’ assets and liabilities
Innovate to defend status of central bank money, says BoE
Bank “exploring options” to widen access to settlement
Innovate to tackle challenges, says BoT deputy governor
Mallikamas outlines ways to deal with economic and geopolitical uncertainties
Banks begin tailoring offers to Gen Z’s needs – MNB report
First “fully digital” generation expects 24/7 digital payments solutions
Kazakhstan’s CBDC pilot enters second phase
Central bank to examine how digital tenge could be used to reduce corruption in public spending
Palau building blockchain government bond platform
Contract won by Japanese company that co-developed Cambodia’s digital currency
AI, quantum computing and tokenisation set to transform finance – Menon
But significant barriers remain preventing the technologies from unlocking their full potential
Banque de France and HKMA to conduct cross-border CBDC test
HKMA is the first non-European central bank to join the Eurosystem’s wholesale DLT settlement trials