Digital currency
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
BNM’s Rasheed on inflation, growth and currency performance in emerging markets
Bank Negara Malaysia’s governor speaks about balancing inflation and growth, supporting the ringgit, multilateral currency settlement and greening Islamic finance
Crypto rule change will slash Brazil’s current account deficit
Crypto purchases will no longer be treated as import goods, central banks says
SNB carries out first tokenised monetary policy operation
Central bank issued $72 million in bonds on DLT settled in wholesale CBDC
BIS finds a third of jurisdictions not developing crypto regulations
Annual CBDC and crypto survey finds decline in expected retail CBDC launches by 2030
Central Banking Awards 2024 ceremony honours best in field
Shirakawa receives lifetime award and Brazil is named central bank of the year
Most central banks resistant to crypto in retail payments
Just six central banks are open to retail payments being facilitated by digital assets like bitcoin
CBDC would have little effect on real economy – BoK paper
Researcher says CBDCs would have marginal but positive effects on output
Saudi Central Bank joins mBridge
Cross-border CBDC project with China, Hong Kong, Thailand and the UAE opens up further to private sector
Most Germans would use digital euro – Bundesbank
Privacy, sturdiness and offline functionality among top concerns, survey finds
Cross-border payments key to boosting riel, Cambodian governor says
QR payments set to expand to India and Japan, as central bank aims for independent monetary policy
Central Bank of Brazil delays crypto regulation to end of year
Second public consultation to be launched