Bank for International Settlements (BIS)

248 results about this entity

Period: 19 Mar 2007 - 24 Apr 2025

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BIS applies DeFi principles to cross-border wCBDC tests

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) and the central banks of France, Singapore and Switzerland have successfully tested the cross-border trading and settlement of wholesale central bank digital currencies (wCBDCs) between financial institutions, using new decentralised finance (DeFi) technology concepts on a public blockchain.

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BIS chief calls on countries to modernise legal frameworks to support CBDCs

BIS general manager Agustin Carstens has called on countries to modernise their existing legal frameworks in a way that ensures legitimacy, privacy, integrity and choice for central bank digital currencies.

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BIS and Israel and HK central banks examine security, privacy and accessibility in CBDC design

The Bank for International Settlements says a joint experiment conducted with the central banks of Israel and Hong Kong proved the feasibility of a retail central bank digital currency (rCBDC) ecosystem that combines accessibility, competition and preventative cyber security, while retaining key advantages of physical cash.

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BIS, COP28 and UAE central bank launch TechSprint for sustainable finance and climate change

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) is joining the COP28 Presidency and the Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates (CBUAE) to launch the COP28 UAE TechSprint, a technology initiative to foster innovation in scaling sustainable finance and combating climate change.

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BIS and Reserve Bank of India announce winners of G20 TechSprint 2023

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) today announced the winners of the G20 TechSprint 2023 challenge during an award ceremony in Mumbai.

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BIS reports on lessons learned from CBDC experiments

The world's central banks are stepping up efforts to prepare the ground for central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) either as digital cash (retail) or tokenised reserves (wholesale).

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Central bank interest in CBDCs shows no sign of waning

The exploration by central banks into digital currencies shows no sign of cooling, with 15 retail and nine wholesale CBDCs expected to enter circulation by the end of the decade, according to new data from the bank for International Settlements.

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BIS builds out 'game-changing' blueprint for the future monetary and financial system

A novel type of financial infrastructure combining tokenised money and assets on a programmable platform could radically alter the global financial system, argues a new report from the Bank for International Settlements.

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BIS and Bank of England complete CBDC project

A pilot project involving central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) jointly run by the Bank of England (BoE) and the Bank of International Settlements (BIS).

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BIS Project Dynamo develops smart contract prototype for SME finance

A new prototype developed as part of Project Dynamo explored how institutional investors can be encouraged to finance small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) through the programmability and transferability of digital trade tokens on a public blockchain.

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Central banks successfully test 'quantum resistant' communications channel

A secure communication channel designed to protect financial data against future threats from quantum computers has been successfully established by the BIS Innovation Hub Eurosystem Centre, in concert with Banque de France and Deutsche Bundesbank.

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BIS explores use of data, tech and collaboration to combat money laundering

Using payments data, privacy-enhancing technologies, AI and enhanced cooperation for a behavioural-based analysis approach to detecting money laundering networks is more effective than the current rules-based approach, concludes new research from the BIS Innovation Hub.