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The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) announces the appointment of Pablo Hernández de Cos as its next General Manager, effective July 1, 2025. Hernández de Cos, the former Governor of the Bank of Spain, will succeed Agustín Carstens, whose term concludes at the end of June 2025.
Intesa Sanpaolo issues €10 million in commercial paper using Clearstream's D7 tokenization platform, marking a significant milestone in the European Central Bank's (ECB's) wholesale DLT settlement trials. The transaction was settled using the Bank of Italy's TIPS Hashlink solution, one of the three payment options being tested.
ABN AMRO completes its second use case as part of the Eurosystem CBDC trials. The bank successfully executed four repo pilot trades with central bank money settlement using a tokenized commercial paper as collateral, further cementing its position as a frontrunner in the digital asset space.
The state-owned French development bank, Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations (CDC), issues a €100 million digital bond settled using the Banque de France's DL3S DLT platform and its pilot wholesale central bank digital currency (wCBDC). The transaction is part of the European Central Bank's wholesale DLT settlement trials.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) releases a report on CBDCs, highlighting their potential to improve payment efficiency, financial inclusion, and monetary policy. However, the report also notes challenges such as cyber risks, data protection, and adoption hurdles. The IMF emphasizes the need for careful consideration and strategic planning in CBDC development.
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) and the Digital Finance Cooperative Research Centre (DFCRC) publish a consultation paper for Project Acacia, a research initiative to explore the role of digital money in wholesale tokenised asset markets. The project aims to investigate the potential benefits and challenges of using central bank-issued digital currency and privately issued digital money in these markets.
China launches a new digital yuan visual hard wallet, offering a safer and more accessible way to use the country's central bank digital currency. The wallet enables "tap-to-pay" and "scan-to-pay" options, supporting merchants without requiring new hardware and incorporating secure technology for convenient and traceable transactions.
Norges Bank, Norway's central bank, endorses the European Union's Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) as the country evaluates the potential adoption of a CBDC. The bank sees CBDCs as potentially useful for cross-border payments, while also addressing privacy concerns and the risks posed by MiCA's regulatory requirements.
The rapid growth of digital finance has led to a proliferation of new terminology, often biased, confusing, or inconsistent. A recent review of key concepts and definitions aims to clarify the essence of new technologies in the field of payments. The study provides an etymology of key terms and proposes improvements to facilitate informed discussions.
The European Central Bank (ECB) is establishing an innovation platform to collaborate with stakeholders as part of the preparations for a potential digital euro. The platform will focus on demonstrating "conditional payments" and exploring additional use cases and ideas for the digital euro with a diverse group of participants.
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