- FCA pushes stablecoin innovation in 2026
News · 18 January 2026
The FCA has called on firms planning to issue stablecoins in the UK to submit applications for its regulatory sandbox by 18 January 2026
- MAS and FCA launch cross-border AI innovation partnership
News · 17 November 2025
The partnership aims to bolster connectivity between both regulatory ecosystems and "set global benchmarks for responsible AI use in finance", states MAS exec Kenneth Gay.
- Central bank money for the digital era: Our strategy in response to digitalisation and fragmentation
Presentation · 23 November 2025
Slides by Piero Cipollone, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB, at Cassa Depositi e Prestiti in Rome. In his presentation on central bank money in the digital era, an ECB Executive Board member…
- Finland leads Europe in generative AI adoption, new EIB survey shows
Survey · 9 December 2025
Corporate investment activity in Finland remains strong, with 96% of firms reporting investment in 2025, according to new country results from the European Investment Bank (EIB) Group’s annual…
- G20 TechSprint: retrospective report
Report · 19 November 2025
This report provides a retrospective of the six G20 TechSprint editions spanning from 2020-2025. To support this retrospective, a survey was conducted among G20 TechSprint winners to capture their…
- Machine-readable Pillar 3 disclosure
Standard or Guidance · 5 December 2025
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision has issued a consultation on Machine-readable Pillar 3 disclosure. The consultation proposes to make the data disclosed by banks (so-called Pillar 3…
- Artificial intelligence and growth in advanced and emerging economies: short-run impact
Report · 19 December 2025
This paper investigates whether the positive effects of generative artificial intelligence (gen AI) on growth rate of value added differ across countries in the short run. Using an empirical strategy…
- Cross-border payments - a catalyst for global integration and growth
Speech, Presentation · 27 January 2025
Presentation by Mr Frank Smets, Deputy Head of Monetary and Economic Department of the BIS, at the SEACEN 61st Governors Conference, Bali, 28 October 2025. The presentation focused on cross-border…
- Artificial Intelligence Innovation by Financial Innovators:
Evidence from US Patents
Report · 13 October 2025
This paper examines the evolution of artificial intelligence (AI) patent rates (i.e., the number of AI patents/number of firms of the same type) and concentration metrics (i.e., the…
- Cosmin Marinescu: Opening speech - Central and Eastern European Annual Payments Forum
Speech · 19 November 2025
In his opening remarks at the Fourth Central and Eastern European Annual Payments Forum on 21 October 2025 in Bucharest, Deputy Governor Cosmin Marinescu highlighted the critical role of payments…
- Joachim Nagel: AI and the future of central banking
Speech · 11 December 2025
Welcome address by Dr Joachim Nagel, President of the Deutsche Bundesbank, at the conference "Artificial Intelligence and the future of central banking", jointly hosted by SUERF ( The European Money…
- Zambia develops a roadmap for small businesses to go green
Report, Strategy · 17 November 2025
The article describes Zambia’s Roadmap for Greening MSMEs, developed by the Ministry of Finance and National Planning with AFI’s support, to help small businesses adapt to climate change and adopt…
- AFI and partners put IGF front and center at COP30
News · 17 November 2025
The article reports on three AFI-led side events at COP30 in Brazil that highlighted the critical role of central banks and financial regulators in advancing Inclusive Green Finance (IGF). The…
- Women’s financial inclusion: AFI Educate webinar turns theory into action
Report, Strategy · 18 November 2025
The article recaps an AFI Educate webinar on mainstreaming gender in financial inclusion, which focused on turning national gender strategies into tangible market impact. Using Fiji’s Gender…
- Central Bank of Sri Lanka’s next National Financial Inclusion Strategy takes shape
Strategy, News · 20 November 2025
The article describes a two-day workshop organized by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka to develop the country’s next National Financial Inclusion Strategy (NFIS 2.0). Bringing together central bank…
- Pakistan learns from Thailand’s experience in climate-smart agriculture financing
News · 28 November 2024
The article covers a study visit to Thailand by staff from the State Bank of Pakistan and 11 Pakistani banks, organized by AFI and the Asia-Pacific Rural and Agricultural Credit Association. The…
- Kenya launches its first National Financial Inclusion Strategy
News · 3 December 2025
Kenya launched its NFIS 2025–2028 on 4 December to improve financial health despite high inclusion rates. The strategy focuses on expanding access and quality of financial services, strengthening…
- Eswatini’s National Fintech Strategy aims to build a trusted and competitive digital finance ecosystem
Strategy, Roadmap · 4 December 2025
On 4 December, Eswatini launched its National Fintech Strategy (2025–2030) to build a trusted, inclusive, and innovative digital finance ecosystem. Developed with AFI support, the Strategy focuses on…
- Bank of Namibia staff learn from Mongolia’s experience in Inclusive Green Finance
Training · 16 December 2025
The Financial Regulatory Commission of Mongolia hosted a Bank of Namibia delegation under an AFI Peer Learning Exchange to share its experience in inclusive green finance. The FRC, led by Chairman…
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Central Bank of Belize Launches Belize’s Credit Reporting System
News
As a part of the CRS, the licenced credit bureau, CRIF Information Services Limited (CRIF) will collect and share credit information from banks, credit unions, and other lending institutions to help…
- APSSS
News · 30 September 2016
APSSS stands for Automated Payment and Securities Settlement System. APSSS is a system that connects all banks in a local network. It enables banks to provide customers with services to make…
- Roadmap towards
a modern payment
infrastructure
in Aruba
Roadmap
The goal of this position paper is to combine the views and positions of the various stakeholders with regard to the current payment infrastructure and more importantly, provide a forward-looking…
- The Centrale Bank van Aruba runs core financial operations on OLYMPIC Banking System
News
Blog
n 2021, the Centrale Bank van Aruba (the CBA) selected OLYMPIC Banking System as its new core banking platform as part of its ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) solution to run, manage, and…
- Vortex web portal-Aruba
Standard or Guidance
Vortex Web Portal is primarily used as the official data reporting system for the Centrale Bank van Aruba (CBA). It was launched on March 24, 2025, to streamline the submission of financial and…
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