- BIS Innovation Hub projects
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BIS Innovation Hub projects aim to develop public goods in the technology space geared towards improving the functioning of the financial system. Our projects are experimental in nature, for the…
- BIS Innovation Hub themes
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The BIS Innovation Hub aims to foster innovation and greater collaboration amongst the central banking community globally, enhance the understanding of financial technology, and aid development of…
- BIS Innovation Summit 2024: Navigating rapid innovation
Event · 6 May 2024
The Bank of International Settlements (BIS) will be hosting the fourth edition of the BIS Innovation summit between 6th and 8th May 2024. Held virtually and in person in Basel, the event brings…
- BIS Innovation Summit 2024: Navigating rapid innovation.
Event, News · 6 May 2024
The BIS is holding a virtual and in-person innovation summit from 6th to 8th May 2024 in Basel, Switzerland. The event brings together global policymakers, senior executives from the financial and…
- BIS launches first innovation hub in the Americas
News · 13 June 2024
The Bank for International Settlements and Bank of Canada inaugurated the BIS Toronto Innovation Centre, marking the seventh global BIS Innovation Hub and the first in the Americas. The centre will…
- BIS overview of 2024 programme for financial sector supervisors
Event · 23 October 2024
Over the course of the year, the BIS will be hosting several events, including virtual seminars, webinars, conferences, high-level meetings, online courses and virtual meetings for financial sector…
- BIS paper explores language models for central banking (CB-LMs).
Report · 1 October 2024
This working paper introduces CB-LMs, specialised encoder-only models trained on a broad range of central bank texts. CB-LMs outperform their foundational models in predicting central bank idioms and…
- BIS releases interim report on Project Rialto
Solution · 13 March 2025
Central banks are spearheading Project Rialto to improve the £800 billion retail cross-border payments market, which still lags in efficiency and transparency. The initiative introduces automated…
- BIS report for the G20 on tokenisation highlights the opportunities, risks and future considerations for central banks.
News · 21 October 2024
The report outlines digital tokens and programmable platforms, noting that token arrangements can transform market structures through platform-based intermediation in financial asset life cycles.…
- BIS warns banks of emerging risks from permissionless blockchains.
Report · 28 August 2024
According to a recent paper published by the BIS, permissionless blockchains or similar distributed ledger technologies (DLTs) introduce several risks that banks are still grappling with. The paper…
- BIS working paper investigates the impact of generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI) on labour productivity through a field experiment in the coding industry.
Report · 4 September 2024
The study focuses on the impact of a large language model (LLM) called CodeFuse, introduced by Ant Group in September 2023 to assist programmer teams with coding. The experiment involved two groups…
- BIS: Special projects
News · 16 September 2024
The Bank for International Settlements' Financial Stability Institute has developed initiatives to strengthen financial sector resilience, including cross-border simulation exercises testing crisis…
- Black-it
Open Code
Black-it is a user-friendly toolbox created to assist in adjusting the settings of agent-based models and simulations (ABMs). It utilizes advanced methods to explore the parameter possibilities…
- Blended finance workshop: Barriers, opportunities, and implications for financial stability and supervision.
Event · 15 June 2024
This virtual international workshop, hosted by Toronto Centre, will take place between June 24th and 25th, 2024. The workshop aims to equip central bankers, supervisors, and regulators with the…
- Blockchain and AI needed to tackle illicit financial flows (IFFs), says Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) chairman.
News · 1 July 2024
Olanipekun Olukoyede, the Chairman of Nigeria’s EFCC, has underscored the potential of blockchain technology and AI in combatting IFFs across Africa. Speaking at the Pan-African Conference on Illicit…
- Blockchain intelligence company, Crystal, to provide blockchain data for the European Central Bank (ECB).
News · 30 July 2024
Crystal has recently announced this strategic partnership with the ECB, a collaboration that aims to leverage Crystal’s comprehensive blockchain data to enhance financial oversight and stability in…
- Blockchain researchers use AI to spot cryptocurrency money laundering
News · 2 May 2024
Researchers from Elliptic, IBM Watson and MIT have explored subgraph representation learning in the context of complex networks, specifically focusing on analysing local structures (or shapes) within…
- 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…
- Brazil's Central Bank (BCB) establishes a ‘centre of excellence’ for data science and artificial intelligence (AI).
News · 23 August 2024
The internal hub that the BCB is developing will be under the IT department. The new centre has a specific responsibility to propose governance guidelines for the ‘safe and ethical’ development and…
- Brazil's Financial and Technological Innovations Laboratory (LIFT Lab) resumes innovation projects.
News · 11 August 2024
LIFT, an accelerator-style initiative backed by Brazil's central bank alongside the National Federation of Associations of Central Bank Servers, has resumed its activities after an 'indefinite…
- FCA confirms anti-greenwashing guidance and proposes extending sustainability framework
News · 23 April 2024
Ahead of the anti-greenwashing rule coming into force on 31 May, the FCA is supporting the industry with guidance to help them meet the standard. The new rule is designed to protect consumers by…
- 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…
- Brunei and Laos central banks formally join Regional Payment Connectivity Initiative (RPC).
News · 3 April 2024
Brunei Darussalam Central Bank and Bank of the Lao are now part of a region-wide initiative that aims to improve cross-border payments in the ASEAN region. There are now a total of eight ASEAN…
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