Payments
Kenyan RTGS system transitions to new messaging standard
Central bank says ISO 20022 will help it monitor fraud and facilitate cross-border payments
API standards would open up payment possibilities, says BIS
Bank also highlights financial and operational risks of linking systems across borders
BIS aims for open data across borders with Project Aperta
Innovation Hub’s latest project seeks to link up national open-finance schemes
Demand for cash: a global update
Antti Heinonen explores recent data on banknote demand and analyses its impact on cash infrastructure
PMA governor calls on Palestinians to use electronic payments
Businesses in West Bank and Gaza continue to register negative growth
Malaysia’s Zeti on the key skills needed to be a successful central banker
The Bank Negara veteran speaks about leadership skills, lessons from the AFC and 1MDB crises, her scepticism of inflation targeting, and how the Asia School of Business' masters synthesises theory with practical realities
M1 vs M0 in an instant payments world
Manmohan Singh explains how measurement of ‘narrow’ money is changing
Macro-pru should interact with other policies – Chile’s Costa
Governor calls for joined-up thinking as Santiago hosts FSB Americas group meeting
Swift to conduct live digital asset transaction trials from 2025
Network’s head of innovation says functionality will meet increasing demand for digital transactions
Working group minutes: central banks weigh CBDC design choices
Central bankers discuss CBDC design elements, adoption rates and cross-border payments
Central bank digital currencies must be user-friendly – ECB study
To be widely adopted, CBDCs will need to combine best aspects of existing payment methods
‘No clear public interest case’ for retail CBDC, says RBA
Australian central bank believes wholesale digital currency has greater potential
Sarb releases ‘first-of-its-kind’ payments study
Central bank claims report is first comprehensive analysis in Brics countries
Swift tailors its operations for digital assets
Network says DvP and PvP capability will let securities buyers pay for and exchange tokens simultaneously
Alpana Killawala on communications under six governors at the RBI
The former RBI comms chief speaks about the importance of strategic communications, courting the media, open mouth operations and altering a governor’s ‘rock star’ image
CBDC transactions reach 7 trillion yuan, PBoC official says
Figure suggests e-CNY transactions almost quadrupled in the year to June
Previous CBDC research based on outdated assumptions – ECB paper
Authors say rejecting digital cash would have adverse unintended consequences
Ukraine moves to curtail capital flight
NBU says changes will support defence, business and “nuclear insurance pool”
Marshall Islands pushes ahead with plan for monetary authority
Minister says new institution is needed to deal with financial system’s increasing vulnerability
Covid led to shift in cross-border payment flows – Brazilian study
Pandemic resulted in changes across sectors, instruments and types of economy
Yuan will not rival dollar for foreseeable future – Fed study
Figures show aggregate usage of currency lags behind that of euro, yen and pound
Interpreting the PBoC’s slew of policy reforms
How are new stimulus measures, bond market tactics, deflationary pressures and monetary policy framework changes affecting central banking in China?
South Korea and Indonesia set up currency transactions framework
Move is latest regional effort to bolster use of local currencies for settling trades
BoE calls for wider research into operational resilience
Most studies have focused on cyber attacks, though UK has been hit by varying types of incidents