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Sveriges Riksbank has advocated for a series of measures aimed at improving the safety, efficiency and accessibility of the Swedish payment system.
payments , central bank, digitalisation, digital payments
Mirela Ciobanu from The Paypers examines key cross-border payment trends for 2024 and beyond, highlighting a focus on innovation, security, and regulatory compliance.
cross-border payments, central bank, SWIFT, blockchain, digital assets, stablecoin
Etienne Plouvier, Business Development Manager at Worldline, discusses the main developments surrounding digital identity wallets and the eIDAS 2.0 regulation.
digital identity
The Bank of Spain has revealed an interest in exploring a collaborative central bank digital currency project with FIs and technology solution providers.
central bank, CBDC, blockchain, cryptocurrency
Sweden-based Riksbank has completed the Phase 2 technical trials for its CBDC after beginning the venture within the spring of 2017.
CBDC, banks, regulation, digital assets, report
CBDC, digital currency, blockchain, payment methods
Sweden’s central bank has announced plans to include other banks in the coming year to test how the e-krona could handle commercial and retail payments in the real world.
CBDC, cash, central bank, cross-border payments, payment processing, digital currency
Gonzalo Santamaria and Jens Seidl from Currency Research discuss the potential CBDCs hold to create new opportunities to individuals that had previously declined financial access
Currency Research, Jens Seidl, Gonzalo Santamaria, commercial banks, Central banks, CBDC, financial inclusion, payments , cashless, stablecoins, Bitcoin, cryptocurrency
Harro Boven, Policy Advisor at the Dutch Central Bank: ‘The introduction of CBDC would involve a structural reform of the monetary system’
central bank digital currency, CBDCs, COVID-19, digitalisation, cenytral banks, crypto, cash decline, bank account, financial stability, Harro Boven, DNB
ECB, Riksbank, Sweden, instant payments, RIX-INST, monetary authority, Eurozone, EU, tips, transfers, funds, e-payments
The Central Bank of Canada has announced plans to consult with stakeholders on the possibility of launching a digital currency due to potential mass adoption of private digital currencies.
Central Bank of Canada, digital currencies, central bank digital currency, innovation, digital money, Canada
The Riksbank of Sweden has announced starting to test Europe’s first central bank digital currency (CBDC), they said in a statement.
The Riksbank of Sweden, cryptocurrency, e-crona, central bank digital currency, digital currency, Nordics, Europe
The Paypers has sat with Aistė Juškaitė, principal economist at the Market Infrastructure Department, Bank of Lithuania to discuss about the potential behind CBDC
CBDC, cryptocurrency, digital currency, monetary laws, Bank of Lithuania, Bank of Canada, Bank of England, Bank of Japan, European Central Bank, Sveriges Riksbank, Swiss National Bank, central bank digital currencies
Riksbank, the central bank of Sweden, has turned to Accenture to trial its digital currency e-krona.
Riksbank, Accenture, e-krona, payments , digital currency
US-based supply chain payments service Tradeshift has announced the completion of a purchase from IKEA Iceland using the Ethereum blockchain.
Tradeshift, IKEA, blockchain transaction, e-invoicing, Ethereum, e-money, Monerium, fintech, supply chain finance, dynamic discount, electronic money
Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann has warned central banks to exercise caution in introducing digital currencies that could potentially destabilise the financial system during times of crisis.
Bundesbank, digital money, cryptocurrency, banks, financial crisis, Germany
Riksbank, Sweden’s central bank, has announced plans to test a digital currency called e-krona.
Riksbank, Sweden, digital currency, cryptocurrency, ekrona, banks