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BIS
Central Bank Group BIS Names Hernández de Cos as Next General Manager
ES Pablo Hernández de Cos has called for digital euro implementation and helped put in place global crypto banking rules.

As BIS Mulls Shutting Down mBridge, Its Innovation Hub Calls The Project a ‘Public Good’
Putin's interest in an alternative international payments system has focused attention on mBridge.

Tokenization Could Pose Risks to Financial System, FSB and BIS Warn
The Financial Stability Board identified three vulnerabilities of tokenization: The underlying reference asset; the participants in distributed ledger technology based tokenization projects; and new technology's interaction with legacy systems.

More than 40 Firms Join Central Bank Group to Explore Tokenization for Cross-Border Payments
The Bank for International Settlements launched Project Agorá in April and it brings together seven monetary authorities from the U.K., Japan, South Korea, Mexico, Switzerland, New York and Europe.

Banks Using Permissionless Blockchains for Transactions Face Multiple Risks: BIS
Risks include operations and security, governance, legal, settlement finality and compliance, the report said.

Stablecoin Balance Sheets Can Be Supervised, BIS and UK Central Bank Project Claims
Project Pyxtrial is a first step towards a tool that could support supervisors and regulators in proactively detecting issues in stablecoin backing, a report said.

Market Confidence Could Quickly Crumble, BIS Warns Indebted Nations
The umbrella body for central banks also cautioned against premature easing of monetary policy.

More Central Banks Are Exploring a CBDC, BIS Survey Finds
There's a greater chance of a wholesale CBDC being issued within six years than a retail one, according to the report.

Saudi Arabia Joins BIS’ CBDC Project mBridge as a Full Participant
The Saudi Central Bank joins the central banks of China, Thailand, Hong Kong and the United Arab Emirates in the project.

Israel to Start Digital Shekel Challenge to Develop Payment Use Cases
The Bank of Israel has not decided on issuing a digital shekel, even as it continues its yearslong effort to explore its issuance.
