- Brazil to test CBDC for automated settlement of agricultural commodity transactions
News · 26 December 2024
Banco Central do Brasil (BCB) is focusing its CBDC experimentation, named Drex, on automating the settlement of agricultural commodity transactions. In collaboration with Banco Inter, 7COMm…
- Brazil's CBDC strives to address challenges related to data privacy as pilot tests evolve.
News · 11 June 2024
Like many central banks globally, Banco Central do Brasil (BCB) has been exploring the launch of a CBDC – which it has named ‘Drex’ – in collaboration with external partners, including major…
- FCA updates position on cryptoasset Exchange Traded Notes for professional investors
News · 11 March 2024
Britain’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) lifts restrictions on cryptoasset Exchange Traded Notes for professional investors. The FCA will not object to requests from Recognised Investment…
- Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF) launches digital money dashboard
News · 28 February 2024
The CCAF has unveiled the Cambridge Digital Money Dashboard, a groundbreaking open-access tool designed to illuminate the fast-evolving world of digital money, focusing initially on stablecoins. This…
- Cambridge Suptech Lab, Arab Monetary Fund (AMF) to host Suptech Workshop during the Eleventh Meeting for the Arab Regional Fintech Working Group.
Event · 7 May 2024
The Lab, in conjunction with the AMF, have organised a workshop on “Formulation of Effective Suptech Frameworks” on 7th May 2024 following the Eleventh Meeting for the Arab Regional Fintech WG taking…
- Caribbean banking supervisors conclude XLII annual conference in Grand Cayman
Event · 4 June 2025
The Caribbean Group of Banking Supervisors held its XLII Annual Conference from 4-7 June 2025 in the Cayman Islands, themed "Financial Supervision: Strengthening Fundamentals in the Digital Age." The…
- Central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) amplify contractionary effects of monetary shocks, Bank of Canada (BoC) paper reveals.
News · 7 August 2024
In response to a traditional monetary policy shock, introducing a zero-interest CBDC tends to magnify the contractionary effects. The explanation of these effects is partly because a zero-interest…
- Central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) could contribute to financial instability, a Federal Reserve working paper finds
Report · 30 April 2024
A CBDC’s safer asset status, relative to private liabilities of the financial sector, may increase the financial sector’s vulnerability to destabilizing runs in times of stress, the authors say. A…
- Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) key to financial tokenisation progress, World Federation of Exchanges (WFE) reports
News · 24 April 2025
The WFE has issued a policy paper identifying CBDCs as potential catalysts for financial market tokenisation, contingent on adequate investment and regulatory updates. The paper highlights that CBDCs…
- Central bank digital currencies: legal and system design considerations
Report · 26 November 2024
The authorities have been exploring key aspects of CBDCs for the public. While no jurisdiction has yet decided to issue a retail CBDC, recent reports focus on legal and system design considerations.…
- Central Bank digital currency (CBDC) data use and privacy protection.
Report · 30 August 2024
This note offers a framework to help countries navigate and tools to help them manage the trade-offs between CBDC data use and privacy protection. It emphasizes the role of institutional…
- Central Bank of Brazil (BCB) announces projects for next digital currency tests
News · 10 September 2024
The BCB has published a list of 13 selected use cases for the second phase of its CBDC pilot scheme. Phase two involves testing the implementation of “smart contracts” for Brazil’s CBDC, known as…
- Central Bank of Ireland Innovation Hub 2024 Update
Report · 31 May 2025
The Central Bank of Ireland published its 2024 Innovation Hub update, highlighting the current trends driving innovation in the financial ecosystem including neobanks, AI, cryptoassets, quantum…
- Central Banking autumn meetings to take place from November 13 – 14, 2024
Event · 13 November 2024
This event will bring together central bankers from across the globe to tackle the key issues in reserve management, innovation, research and policy. The event will also feature the fintech & regtech…
- Central Banking Awards 2025 winners announced in full
Event · 25 March 2025
The Awards revealed its complete list of 2025 winners, recognising outstanding achievements during a year of economic uncertainty and geopolitical tensions. The Bank of Thailand claimed the…
- The transformative power of innovation in the financial system.
Speech · 4 September 2024
Central banks have a duty to innovate and build technology - Cecilia Skingsley, Head of the BIS Innovation Hub. Speaking at the opening of the Bank of Mauritius Innovation Hub, Skingsley underscored…
- Central Banks prioritise legacy instant payment systems over CBDCs
Survey, News · 30 November 2024
According to the latest Future of Payments survey by the Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum (OMFIF), central banks increasingly favor legacy instant payment systems, like the US…
- Central banks worldwide are actively exploring CBDCs
Report · 14 June 2024
The recent 2023 BIS survey on central bank digital currencies and crypto has revealed that financial authorities are actively investigating CBDCs, with a notable increase in wholesale CBDC…
- Charting new horizons in central banking
Event · 5 May 2025
The innovation tour will take place on 5 May 2025 at the Gleisarena FFHS Campus in Zürich, showcasing cutting-edge central banking technologies. Participants will gain firsthand insights into…
- China and Kazakhstan set to carry out joint CBDC research.
News · 12 July 2024
The People’s Bank of China (PBoC) and the National Bank of Kazakhstan have signed a memorandum to co-operate on the research of CBDC. The two central banks have agreed to share knowledge and…
- Currency Research hosts landmark payments industry events in February 2025
Event · 17 February 2025
Currency Research is hosting two major payments conferences back-to-back in Paris this February, offering leaders from central banks’ payment divisions, regulatory bodies, payment service providers…
- Point-of-sale proof of concept
Solution · 15 May 2024
The Bank of England conducted a point-of-sale proof of concept to test whether a potential UK digital pound could be used for everyday in-store payments using existing payment infrastructure. The…
- Cyber, suptech and CBDCs are top areas for fintech research
Blog, News · 13 February 2025
Central banks focus their research and collaboration efforts on these three areas. The survey found that 77.1% of central banks prioritise cybersecurity, while 71.4% each emphasise suptech and CBDCs.…
- DC Fintech Week 2024 to take place from October 21 - 24, 2024.
Event · 21 October 2024
This 8th annual event will gather visionaries, regulators and innovators in Washington D.C. to explore the fintech ecosystem, covering topics from crowdfunding and online lending to cryptocurrencies…
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