Digital currencies and fintech

• October 14, 2020

  Central Bank Digital Currency and the Private Sector: A Recipe for Innovation?

  Remarks (delivered virtually) Timothy Lane Reinventing Bretton Woods Committee-Chamber of Digital Commerce Washington, D.C.

  Archived panel discussion at the joint webinar Reinventing Bretton Woods Committee-Chamber of Digital Commerce

  Content Type(s): Press, Speeches and appearances Topic(s): Digital currencies and fintech
• October 9, 2020

  Central banks and BIS publish first central bank digital currency (CBDC) report laying out key requirements

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  This joint press release announces the publication of a report identifying the foundational principles necessary for any publicly available central bank digital currencies to help central banks meet their public policy objectives.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases Topic(s): Digital currencies and fintech

• Security and convenience of a central bank digital currency

  Staff Analytical Note 2020-21 Charles M. Kahn, Francisco Rivadeneyra

  An anonymous token-based central bank digital currency (CBDC) would pose certain security risks to users. These risks arise from how balances are aggregated, from their transactional use and from the competition between suppliers of aggregation solutions.

  Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff analytical notes Topic(s): Central bank research, Digital currencies and fintech, Financial system regulation and policies, Payment clearing and settlement systems JEL Code(s): E, E4, E42, G, G2, G21