BIS News

Sweden’s central bank wants to join Switzerland, Singapore and Hong Kong in hosting the BIS innovation hub.

None of the 17 ongoing global CBDC projects goes beyond the central bank’s jurisdiction, according to BIS research.

The operator of the National Stock Exchange of Australia is working on a joint blockchain-based project to enable same-day settlements.

The BIS has appointed heads of the BIS Innovation Hub’s centers in Singapore and Switzerland, which focus on CBDC and DLT research.

While banks in emerging markets are moving more rapidly toward issuing CBDCs, other countries appear to be taking a more cautious stance.

The Bank of International Settlements’s new survey revealed that only 10% of central banks are likely to issue a CBDC for the general public in the short term.

Six major central banks and the Bank for International Settlements jointly created a digital currency research group.

General manager at the BIS Agustin Carstens seems to have changed his negative stance towards CBDCs, now saying that such currencies could open up new possibili...

Benoît Cœuré will take on a further digital currency-related role, having already led a group researching stablecoins.

The Swiss National Bank and SIX Group to jointly research digital central bank money within a project of the BIS Innovation Hub Centre.

Chile’s top central banker says the financial system could benefit from central bank digital currencies, particularly in “unconventional” monetary policies.

The European Central Bank and 25 global central banks will meet with Libra to assess the purported financial stability risks of the project.

Augustin Carstens revealed the ‘bank of central banks’ is actively supporting members’ efforts to issue tokens.

The Bank of International Settlements warns that financial services offered by big tech firms such as Facebook, Google and Amazon could create new risks for the...

Bitcoin critic and general manager at the Bank for International Settlements advised against the issuance of CBDCs.