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Bank of Canada RSS Feedsen2024-03-28T09:20:17+00:002017 Methods-of-Payment Survey Report
https://www.bankofcanada.ca/2018/12/staff-discussion-paper-2018-17/
Cash use is declining while contactless and mobile payments are on the rise.2018-12-14T08:44:01+00:00en2017 Methods-of-Payment Survey Report2018-12-14Bank notesDigital currencies and fintechFinancial servicesStaff Discussion Paper 2018-17https://www.bankofcanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/sdp2018-17.pdf2017 Methods-of-Payment Survey ReportChristopher HenryKim HuynhAngelika WelteDecember 2018DD8D83EE4E41Should the Central Bank Issue E-money?
https://www.bankofcanada.ca/2018/12/staff-working-paper-2018-58/
Should a central bank take over the provision of e-money, a circulable electronic liability? We discuss how e-money technology changes the tradeoff between public and private provision, and the tradeoff between e-money and a central bank's existing liabilities like bank notes and reserves.2018-12-13T09:55:56+00:00enShould the Central Bank Issue E-money?2018-12-13Bank notesDigital currencies and fintechFinancial servicesPayment clearing and settlement systemsStaff Working Paper 2018-58https://www.bankofcanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/swp2018-58.pdfShould the Central Bank Issue E-money?Charles M. KahnFrancisco RivadeneyraTsz-Nga WongDecember 2018EE4E42E5E51E58Is a Cashless Society Problematic?
https://www.bankofcanada.ca/2018/10/staff-discussion-paper-2018-12/
The use of bank notes in Canada for payments has declined consistently for some time, and similar trends are evident in other countries. This has led some observers to predict a cashless society in the future.2018-10-15T15:33:30+00:00enIs a Cashless Society Problematic?2018-10-15Bank notesDigital currencies and fintechFinancial servicesPayment clearing and settlement systemsStaff Discussion Paper 2018-12https://www.bankofcanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/sdp2018-12.pdfIs a Cashless Society Problematic?Walter EngertBen FungScott HendryOctober 2018EE4E41E42E5Government of Canada Fixed-Income Market Ecology
https://www.bankofcanada.ca/2018/09/staff-discussion-paper-2018-10/
This discussion paper is the third in the Financial Markets Department’s series on the structure of Canadian financial markets. These papers are called “ecologies” because they study the interactions among market participants, infrastructures, regulations and the terms of the traded contract itself.2018-09-20T11:25:52+00:00enGovernment of Canada Fixed-Income Market Ecology2018-09-20Debt managementFinancial institutionsFinancial marketsFinancial servicesStaff Discussion Paper 2018-10https://www.bankofcanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/sdp2018-10.pdfGovernment of Canada Fixed-Income Market EcologyLéanne Berger-SoucyCorey GarriottAndré UscheSeptember 2018GG1G10G2G20HH6H63Swedish Riksbank Notes and Enskilda Bank Notes: Lessons for Digital Currencies
https://www.bankofcanada.ca/2018/06/staff-working-paper-2018-27/
This paper examines the experience of Sweden with government notes and private bank notes to determine how well the Swedish experience corresponds to that of Canada and the United States. Sweden is important to study because it has had government notes in circulation for more than 350 years, and it had government notes before private bank notes.2018-06-25T10:28:47+00:00enSwedish Riksbank Notes and Enskilda Bank Notes: Lessons for Digital Currencies2018-06-25Bank notesDigital currencies and fintechFinancial servicesStaff Working Paper 2018-27https://www.bankofcanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/swp2018-27.pdfSwedish Riksbank Notes and Enskilda Bank Notes: Lessons for Digital CurrenciesBen FungScott HendryWarren E. WeberJune 2018EE4E41E42E5E58The Bank of Canada’s Financial System Survey
https://www.bankofcanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/fsr-june18-bedard-page.pdf
This report presents the details of a new semi-annual survey that will improve the Bank of Canada’s surveillance across the financial system and deepen efforts to engage with financial system participants. The survey collects expert opinions on the risks to and resilience of the Canadian financial system as well as on emerging trends and financial innovations. The report presents an overview of the survey and provides high-level results from the spring 2018 survey.2018-06-07T11:49:39+00:00enThe Bank of Canada’s Financial System Survey2018-06-07Canada’s Economy and Household Debt: How Big Is the Problem?
https://www.bankofcanada.ca/2018/05/canada-economy-household-debt-how-big-the-problem/
Governor Poloz talks about household debt and how it will affect Canada’s economy and monetary policy for years.2018-05-01T08:59:36+00:00Canada’s Economy and Household Debt: How Big Is the Problem?2018-05-01Stephen S. PolozMerchant Acceptance of Cash and Credit Cards at the Point of Sale
https://www.bankofcanada.ca/2018/01/staff-analytical-note-2018-1/
Recent data show that the use of credit cards in Canada has been increasing, while the use of cash has been declining. At the same time, only two-thirds of small or medium-sized businesses accept credit cards.2018-01-05T08:32:57+00:00enMerchant Acceptance of Cash and Credit Cards at the Point of Sale2018-01-05