Victoria Cleland discusses the benefits Legal Entity Identifiers (LEI) could enable for payments, the role that they can play in enhancing crossborder payments, and steps that could be taken to drive their uptake and use
A multi-tool for crossborder payments Read More »
Agustín Carstens and Nandan Nilekani lay out a vision for the Finternet, a user-centric, unified and universal financial ecosystem that is inclusive, innovative, participatory, accessible and affordable, and leaves no one behind
Finternet: the financial system for the future Read More »
Innovative, integrated and independent retail payments are crucial components of our monetary system. As payments transition into the digital era, Piero Cipollone discusses taking the Single Euro Payments Area to the next level
Innovation, integration and independence Read More »
We are at a pivotal moment in the evolution of money. Eddie Yue says regulators must remain open-minded, responsive, and prudent when considering CBDCs
CBDCs and the future of money and payment systems Read More »
Amidst the prospect of significant technological change in payments, Sarah Breeden sets out how the Bank of England seeks to deliver trust and support innovation, both as a provider and as a regulator of retail and wholesale money
Modernising the trains and rails of UK payments Read More »
Bitcoin has failed on the promise to be a global decentralised digital currency. Ulrich Bindseil and Jürgen Schaaf argue that the latest approval of an ETF doesn’t change the fact that Bitcoin is not suitable as means of payment or as an investment
ETF approval for Bitcoin – the naked emperor’s new clothes Read More »
The ECB’s Governing Council has decided to proceed with the ‘preparation phase’. Ulrich Bindseil, Piero Cipollone and Jürgen Schaaf focus on the debate around the impact of a digital euro on bank funding
Demystifying fears about bank disintermediation Read More »
The payments system is being transformed. Piero Cipollone argues that central banks need to be at the vanguard of digital transformation to ensure financial stability
Modernising finance: the role of central bank money Read More »
Technological change has been fast and foundational. Cecilia Skingsley discusses innovation and the future of central bank digital currencies
Shaping the future financial system in the public interest Read More »
Jon Cunliffe recalls Facebook’s announcement in 2019 that it was launching a digital currency, and discusses the three areas where this galvanised more urgent action by authorities
Money and payments: a ‘black ships’ moment? Read More »
