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Project Sela demonstrates retail CBDC can support access while retaining cash features
12 September 2023 Switzerland
Reporter: Klea Neza

Project Sela has proven the simplicity of a retail central bank digital currency (rCBDC) ecosystem that combines accessibility, competition and preventative cyber security, while retaining key advantages of physical cash

T+1 expected to have ‘notable impact’ on securities lending and borrowing, Citi whitepaper says
23 August 2023 UK
Reporter: Lucy Carter

More than three quarters of market participants expect accelerated settlements to have a major impact on their business, according to Citi’s most recent ‘Securities Services Evolution' whitepaper

R3 releases beta version of new gen Corda platform
14 June 2023 US
Reporter: Bob Currie

Through consultation with the Corda community, this evolution is driven by scalability, enhanced privacy and security, user friendly dev tools and the new generation platform’s ability to interconnect and interoperate with other DLT platforms

NYIC and MAS publish cross-border payments study findings
19 May 2023 US
Reporter: Lucy Carter

The project investigated the efficiency of distributed ledger technology in multi-currency cross-border wholesale payments and settlements

BIS publishes guidance on use of CBDCs for offline payments
11 May 2023 Switzerland
Reporter: Bob Currie

The study, published by BIS Innovation Hub Nordic Centre, evaluates how central bank digital currency payments could be made without access to the Internet, an essential consideration for resilience planning and for CBDC payments in remote locations

Digital asset regulation requires industry collaboration, City Week panellists say
04 May 2023 UK
Reporter: Lucy Carter

It is not enough for individual bodies to be focused on security — a safe infrastructure needs to be put in place for all participants, one speaker said on the ‘How to achieve internationally co-ordinated regulation of digital assets?’ panel

Regulation is key to boost digital asset confidence, TradeTech Europe panellists say
24 April 2023 France
Reporter: Lucy Carter

The verdict was reached during a panel discussion on how the growth in digital assets trading is impacting market structure and trading practices

Private assets will be first to move to blockchain, ISITC Summit panellist predicts
28 March 2023 US
Reporter: Lucy Carter

Asset classes will transfer to the blockchain following a “path of least resistance,” according to research from Fidelity Center for Applied Technologies (FCAT) revealed at ISITC Summit Boston

SWIFT makes progress with interlinking CBDCs
09 March 2023 Belgium
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The association made the affirmation after a comprehensive review found that 18 central and commercial banks have found “clear potential and value” in the API-based CBDC connector

BIS completes Project Icebreaker central bank digital currency pilot
06 March 2023 Switzerland
Reporter: Bob Currie

Working alongside central banks from Israel, Norway and Sweden, the PoC evaluates the technical feasibility of making cross-border and cross-currency payments between retail CBDC systems

DTCC publishes CBDC pilot findings
30 November 2022 US
Reporter: Lucy Carter

DTCC has published the findings of its pilot programme investigating how tokenised securities and a wholesale CBDC would operate in the US settlement infrastructure

SEBA Bank opens Hong Kong subsidiary
30 November 2022 Hong Kong
Reporter: Lucy Carter

Swiss crypto bank SEBA Bank has opened a new Hong Kong office for its subsidiary, SEBA Hong Kong