BIS

CoinFlash

BIS Seeking Blockchain Expert to Lead Digital Currency Research

BIS is looking for a blockchain engineer to take a lead on its digital currency initiatives, which includes CBDC and digital security research.

Policy & regulation  ·  16 September 2020
CoinFlash

Three Crypto Analysis Firms Advance in ‘TechSprint’ RegTech Competition

The fintech showcase has three $50,000 cash prizes for three regtech focus areas.

News  ·  10 August 2020
CBDCs

BIS Plans New Central Banking Fintech Research Hubs in Europe, North America

The Bank for International Settlements is expanding its “Innovation Hub” with a handful of new locations in Canada and Europe.

News  ·  30 June 2020
CBDCs

CBDC Issuance Is ‘Not a Reaction’ to Libra, Says Central Bank Body

The Bank for International Settlements appears to contradict its own prior statements in a new digital payments report.

News  ·  25 June 2020
CBDCs

BIS Researchers Say Coronavirus Could Spur Central Banks to Adopt Digital Payments

BIS researchers think COVID-19 may accelerate the adoption of digital payments and sharpen the debate over central bank digital currencies.

News  ·  3 April 2020
BIS

Swedish Central Bank Bids to Host BIS Hub for Digital Currency Research

Sweden’s Riksbank says its digital currency researchers are the best in central banking.

Policy & regulation  ·  17 March 2020
CBDCs

BIS Paper Reckons With P2P Payments, Tokenized Securities, Central Bank Digital Currencies

Researchers at the Bank for International Settlements say the future of payments may be peer to peer, but a number of considerations must be satisfied before distributed ledger-based systems can go mainstream.

Policy & regulation  ·  1 March 2020
CBDCs

10% of Central Banks Surveyed Close to Issuing Digital Currencies: BIS

A fifth of the world's population may well have access to a central bank digital currency in as little as three years, according to a BIS survey.

Policy & regulation  ·  24 January 2020
Regulation

FATF Joins BIS in Calling Stablecoins ‘Global Risk,’ Citing Money Laundering Concerns

Stablecoins pose a money laundering and terrorist financing risk to the world, the FATF said Friday.

Policy & regulation  ·  18 October 2019
Regulation

BIS Paper Makes Case for ‘Embedded’ Regulation in Blockchain Markets

An economist at the Bank for International Settlements has come out in favor of building regulation into blockchain-based financial markets.

Policy & regulation  ·  17 September 2019
Europe

Central Banks to Question Facebook-Led Libra Over Financial Risks

The Libra Association is to be grilled by 26 central banks over the perceived risks to financial stability posed by the crypto project.

Policy & regulation  ·  16 September 2019
Regulation

BIS Chief: Central Banks May Issue Digital Currencies ‘Sooner Than We Think’

The chief of the Bank for International Settlements has acknowledged that central banks will likely soon need to issue their own digital currencies.

Policy & regulation  ·  1 July 2019
Regulation

BIS Wants ‘Level Playing Field’ for Banks Amid Threat from Facebook

The Bank for International Settlements has expressed concerns over the expected disruption as big tech firms like Facebook enter the financial space.

Policy & regulation  ·  24 June 2019
Regulation

Central Banks See ‘No Value’ in Issuing Digital Currency: BIS Chief

BIS chief Agustin Carstens has said that central banks are wary about issuing digital currencies due to the "huge operational consequences."

Policy & regulation  ·  25 March 2019
Regulation

Cryptocurrencies Pose Risks to Banks, Warns Basel Committee

The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision has warned that the growth of cryptocurrencies poses a number of risks to banks.

Policy & regulation  ·  14 March 2019