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BIS Sees Cross-Border CBDC Payments as Realistic and Achievable Goal 
BIS Sees Cross-Border CBDC Payments as Realistic and Achievable Goal 
October 31, 2022  |  CBDC

A four-country test of a cross-border payments system using central bank digital currencies was a success, the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) declared last week,...

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Four Countries Test Multi-CBDC Arrangement
Four Countries Test Multi-CBDC Arrangement
October 26, 2022  |  CBDC

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) on Wednesday (Oct. 26) published a report on Project mBridge, a four-nation collaborative pilot for cross-border central bank digital...

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Simplifying X-Border Flows Key to Achieving Global CBDC Interoperability
Simplifying X-Border Flows Key to Achieving Global CBDC Interoperability
October 09, 2022  |  CBDC

In an announcement last month, the European Central Bank (ECB) revealed the five companies that have been selected to partake in a “prototyping exercise” as...

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China, Thailand, UAE, BIS Test Cross-Border CBDC Payments
China, Thailand, UAE, BIS Test Cross-Border CBDC Payments
September 29, 2022  |  CBDC

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) says it has carried out the first pilot of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) involving “four jurisdictions and...

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Sweden, Norway and Israel Central Banks Test Cross-Border CBDC Payments
Sweden, Norway and Israel Central Banks Test Cross-Border CBDC Payments
September 28, 2022  |  CBDC

The central banks of Sweden and Israel announced Wednesday (Sept. 28) that they will start exploring how central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) can be used...

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Inside the Push to Draft Globally Consistent Stablecoin Regulation
Inside the Push to Draft Globally Consistent Stablecoin Regulation
August 25, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Whatever shape countries’ stablecoin regulations finally take will be heavily influenced by several influential international financial organizations that have been encouraging countries to do two...

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Treasury Department: Banks’ CBDC Fears Are Overblown
Treasury Department: Banks’ CBDC Fears Are Overblown
July 19, 2022  |  CBDC

Banks’ fears that a digital dollar would cost them depositors — and even make financial crises more severe — are overblown, according to a new...

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Crypto Regulation Weekly: BIS Says Crypto Must Fit Into Existing Regulatory Infrastructure
Crypto Regulation Weekly: BIS Says Crypto Must Fit Into Existing Regulatory Infrastructure
July 13, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

A pair of international regulatory organizations have formally recommended that stablecoins be required to follow all existing international payment, clearing and settlement standards. Get the...

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Global Regulators Call for Interoperable Stablecoins, CBDCs
Global Regulators Call for Interoperable Stablecoins, CBDCs
July 13, 2022  |  Regulation

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) and the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) published on Wednesday (July 13) their guidance on the application of...

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