A final report has been issued on extending RTGS operating hours, and another offering a framework for jurisdictions to self-assess payment system access.
May 13, 2022More than a third of central banks will soon have legal authority to issue a CBDC. More than two thirds are likely to launch a retail CBDC in the short or medium term.
May 10, 2022The extent and severity of the physical and transition risks linked to biodiversity loss will be more difficult for the financial industry to assess than for climate change.
March 28, 2022The initial phase of Project Dunbar has proved that the concept of multi-CBDCs is technically viable, says a new project report.
March 23, 2022Key energy producers and traders in Europe are asking for "emergency" liquidity assistance to help them meet margin calls in energy derivatives.
March 17, 2022This is the third green bond fund launched by the BIS. It will help channel central bank reserves to green projects in the Asia and Pacific region.
February 28, 2022The FSB is reportedly "going full steam" on the issue of developing global regulatory standards for the crypto asset market.
February 11, 2022The network will enable central banks and regulated institutions to create tokens for customers, where each token will represent a regulated liability.
February 11, 2022RBA governor Philip Lowe suggests the central bank plans to maintain rather than shrink the size of its balance sheet.
February 6, 2022The BIS Innovation Hub will launch new projects into CBDCs, payments systems, DeFi, green finance, regtech, suptech and cybersecurity.
January 26, 2022