El Salvador president Nayib Bukele is inviting bitcoin miners to set up at a state-owned geothermal facility powered by a volcano.
June 14, 2021The launch is part of a plan to expand the global reach of the BIS Innovation Hub, which includes the opening of Centres in Toronto, Frankfurt, Paris and Stockholm.
June 12, 2021Project Jura will investigate the potential benefits and challenges of wCBDC in settling cross-border payments.
June 11, 2021The “Fintech 2025” strategy seeks the comprehensive adoption of technology in the financial sector by 2025 through a focus on five key areas.
June 9, 2021Private firms are invited to develop technological solutions to address operational problems in green and sustainable finance.
May 8, 2021MAS is partnering with the BIS Innovation Hub and central banks to design, develop and test new m-CBDC models for cross-border settlement.
April 30, 2021MAS' Jacqueline Loh outlined several central bank-led innovation initiatives underway, including a project that will help quantify the ESG impact of investments and loan portfolios.
March 30, 2021The winners were Atomic Wire, Mojaloop, Virtusa and AWS for solutions that help to enhance cross-border payments using ISO 20022 and APIs.
March 26, 2021The project, now called ‘m-CBDC Bridge’, will seek the development of a prototype to facilitate real-time cross-border transactions using multiple CBDCs.
February 24, 2021Participants will be asked to develop and showcase solutions that improve cross-border payments, using the ISO 20022 standard and APIs.
February 22, 2021