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What is the potential impact of a digital euro on the financial system
Throughout history, innovations in money have challenged and altered the structure of the financial system, but perhaps non more so...
Davos and digital currencies – What world leaders think of cryptocurrency
Digital currencies, whether these are central-bank issued, price-stabilised cryptocurrencies (“stablecoins”), or non-stabilised cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, are poised to have...
Report: Results of the third BIS survey on central bank digital currency
Most central banks are exploring central bank digital currency (CBDCs), and their work continues apace amid the Covid-19 pandemic. As...
PBOC extends CBDC pilot to include contactless and NFC wearables
The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) is reported to be extending its central bank digital currency (CBDC) pilot include a...
JD.com first to accept China’s CBDC digital yuan
A little more than a year ago Mu Changchun, Deputy Chief in the Payment and Settlement Division of the People’s...
Project Helvetia – BIS and Swiss National Bank say CBDC experiment successful
The Bank for International Settlements’ Innovation Hub (BISIH) Swiss Centre, the Swiss National Bank (SNB) and the financial infrastructure operator...
Group of seven powerful central banks publish report on CBDC
A group of seven central banks together with the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has published a report identifying the...
ECB releases report on digital euro plans
The European Central Bank (ECB) has released a report in which it states the importance they are placing on a...