Bank for International Settlements (BIS)

211 results about this entity

Period: 19 Mar 2007 - 29 Apr 2024

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CBDCs can work with private stablecoins - research

A wholesale CBDC could successfully work with private stablecoins, shows research from the Hong Kong Monetary Authority and BIS Innovation Hub.

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BIS Innovation Hub and Bank Indonesia announce winners of G20 TechSprint

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) and Bank Indonesia today announced the winners of the G20 TechSprint 2022 challenge during a live award ceremony in Jakarta.

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Central banks explore CBDC for international retail payments

The central banks of Israel, Norway and Sweden are working with the Bank for International Settlements to explore how CBDCs can be used for international retail and remittance payments.

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Fintech lending boosts credit access for US small businesses

The use of alternative data sources and machine learning to assess the credit quality of applicants gives US fintechs an advantage over banks when it comes to small business lending, according to a paper from the Bank for International Settlements.

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Central bank oversight body sets end of year deadline for cryptoassets framework

The Group of Central Bank Governors and Heads of Supervision (GHOS), the oversight body of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, met on 12 September to reaffirm its expectations on implementing Basel III and to provide direction on key areas of work by the Committee.

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Competition between Big Tech and banks for borrowers can boost privacy - BIS

Competition between Big Tech and banks in attracting borrowers can lead to greater privacy but could also result in more defaults and reduced investment, according to research from the BIS.

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CPMI calls for comments on adoption of payment versus payment

The Bank for International Settlements' Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures (CPMI) today invites comments on a report, Facilitating increased adoption of payment versus payment (PvP) – issued as part of the G20 cross-border payments programme.

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BIS and Bank Indonesia shortlist 21 teams for CBDC G20 TechSprint challenge

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) and Bank Indonesia, under the Indonesian G20 Presidency, today announced the shortlisted finalists for the G20 TechSprint challenge on central bank digital currencies (CBDCs).

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BIS and Iosco agree 'same risk, same rules' principles for systemic stablecoins

The Bank for International Settlements' Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures (CPMI) and the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) have published final guidance confirming that stablecoin arrangements should observe international standards for payment, clearing and settlement systems.

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Central banks face key decisions on interoperability if CBDCs are to fulfil their potential

Central banks must make critical choices on the access of non-residents and foreign financial institutions to central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), as well as ensuring multinational interoperability, to fully harness the potential for CBDCs to enhance cross-border payments, according to a new report.

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BIS proposes caps on bank bitcoin holdings

The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision today issued a second public consultation on the prudential treatment of banks' cryptoasset exposures.

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BIS puts CBDCs at centre of future monetary system

The Bank for International Settlements has drawn up a blueprint for a future monetary system grounded in a digital representation of central bank money, warning of the "deep strucutral inadequacies" of cryptocurrencies.

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BIS Innovation Hub sets out new projects

The Eurosystem Centre is expected to open in the coming months, with locations in Frankfurt and Paris and working together with all 19 euro area central banks and the European Central Bank.

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Financial regulators issued with climate risk guidelines

The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision has issued a set of climate risk guidelines to help financial regulators across the world assess bank preparedness in a co-ordinated fashion.

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Riksbank's Skingsley appointed head of BIS Innovation Hub

The Bank for International Settlements has appointed Riksbank's Cecilia Skingsley as head of the BIS Innovation Hub.

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Basel Committee progresses work on climate risk and crypto asset regulation

The Basel Committee met on 27 May and approved a finalised set of principles for the effective management and supervision of climate-related financial risks.

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BIS data shows unstoppable CBDC momentum

Research by the Bank for international Settlements into central bank thinking on the prospect of issuing bank-backed digital currencies (CBDC) shows growing momentum, with fully 90% of central banks dipping their toes into the water.

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BIS and Bank Indonesia to run CBDC TechSprint

Bank Indonesia and the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) Innovation Hub are inviting developers to take part in a central bank digital currency hackathon.

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BIS paper on CBDCs in emerging market economies

In recent years, emerging market economy (EME) central banks have increasingly engaged in projects related to central bank digital currencies (CBDCs).

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BIS releases 'game-changing' SupTech prototype

The BIS Innovation Hub Singapore Centre and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) have developed a new prototype platform that integrates regulatory data with articles and news to help identify potential risks to individual banks and the banking system.