The government and the Bank of England have not yet made a decision on whether to introduce a CBDC in the UK, but say they will engage widely with stakeholders on the benefits, risks and practicalities of doing so
According to SIB, with the emergence of Bitcoin and the recently proposed digital currencies, central banks have growing competition from actors offering their own digital alternative to physical cash
Citi and CACEIS acted as the participating commercial banks to purchase CDBC tokens from Banque de France. CACEIS also acted as the custodian of the Groupama funds
Societe Generale has performed the first financial transaction settled with a Central Bank Digital Currency
The experiment is to identify how innovative technologies could improve the efficiency and fluidity of payment systems and financial infrastructures
Industry experts talk to Sophie Downes about why we need digital currency and what work needs to be done by the industry to implement it
The financial services industry is on the cusp of a major technological transformation. Arnaud Misset, chief digital officer at CACEIS, explains how this will create new opportunities for asset managers and asset owners alike
As a fairly nascent asset class, digital assets face a number of challenges as they grow in popularity. Although much effort has gone into strengthening and legitimising the market, there’s still work to be done
Mentions of Nordic countries bring to mind fjords, frost and fish, but the region continues to provide a rich source of financial innovation
As the sector continues to innovate Martin Bock, Ramy El Houayek, Melanie Herbert, Michael Johnson, and David Rochford discuss the challenges and future developments facing fund services in Europe
With an evolving payments landscape, Canada is marching ahead to modernise its core payments infrastructure with a vision to build a modern payments system that is fast, flexible, secure and promotes innovation
