Payments
Covid-19 will not result in CBDC issuance, say central bankers
Policy-makers think changes in payment behaviour will be temporary and CBDC research will take time
Consumers must be informed of access to cash changes – FCA
FCA warns decisions around closure of cash services must be ‘fair’ to customers
MasterCard launches new CBDC testing environment
New platform will allow central banks to test CBDC issuance and distribution
BoE’s Stheeman sets out expectations on cyber resilience
Policy-makers will be guided by cyber stress-testing and “impact tolerances”
Central Banking’s strategic changes for a new era
New institute, benchmarks, virtual training and online event weeks launched
UAE steps up AML/CFT monitoring
New “smart” system forms latest cog in effort to stem illegal money transfers
Lower financial literacy linked to crypto asset ownership – Bank of Canada
New cash survey shows financial literacy is positively associated with crypto asset awareness, but negatively associated with ownership
Bailey urges early intervention on stablecoin risks
BoE governor says multi-currency stablecoins do not appear to be viable payment systems at present
Brazil launches new 200 real banknote as hoarding continues
New banknote worth $37 features new security features, and has been sized to ensure quick dispersal
Chinese state-run bank launches, then disables, digital yuan wallet
PBoC’s digital yuan wallet was briefly available via China Construction Bank’s mobile app
2019 a bumper year for coins – RBNZ data
Over 120 million coins were minted for New Zealand’s central bank last year
CPMI tracks further decline in correspondent banking
Number of active correspondents down over 20% since 2011, latest data shows
RBA hones in on data management as part of 2021 strategic plan
Central bank will look to bolster technology infrastructure
Klaas Knot on ECB policy-making, the FSB and central bank ‘capture’
DNB president talks about the temporary nature of unconventional policies, the importance of inflation target ‘bands’, the role of central banks as ‘circuit-breakers’ and ECB decision-making under Christine Lagarde
CBDC projects aim to complement cash – BIS survey
Many central banks are creating “hybrid” CBDCs, according to survey of 32 projects
DLT could improve US payments – Fed team
Fed’s “FooWire Project” built simulated payments network using DLT platform
RBNZ to chair Pacific infrastructure working group
New Zealand central bank given role after drafting law on FMI regulation
Central Bank of Brazil forms CBDC working group
Report by commercial bank warns that Brazil faces strong structural obstacles to CBDC
Fed paper looks at different CBDC types
“Account-based”, “cash equivalent” and “hybrid” CBDCs all have varying advantages – researchers
RBI lines up ‘pan-India umbrella entity’ to shake up retail payments
Firm “may be permitted” to hold an account at the central bank
Facebook’s libra could disrupt collateral markets – IMF paper
Collateral used to back ‘stablecoins’ such as libra will be unavailable for reuse
Chinese state-run banks start testing PBoC’s ‘e-wallet’
Four biggest state banks trialling payments system for PBoC’s “digital yuan”
More changes at top of NBU as donors watch closely
Council approves new deputy governor as NBU confirms strategy director has left
Bank of Japan intensifies CBDC research
Central bank appoints new CBDC head as ruling party warns Chinese effort poses security threat