June 30, 2020
Announcements, Media activities, Press releases, Digital currencies and fintech
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January 21, 2020
Central bank group to assess potential cases for central bank digital currencies
The Bank of Canada announces it is creating a working group with five other central banks and the Bank for International Settlements to assess the potential cases for central bank digital currencies. -
May 2, 2019
Central Banks of Canada and Singapore conduct successful experiment for cross-border payments using Distributed Ledger Technology
This joint press release highlights the findings of the Jasper-Ubin experiment on cross-border, cross-currency payments using distributed ledger technology (DLT). -
November 15, 2018
The Bank of Canada, Bank of England and Monetary Authority of Singapore share assessment on emerging opportunities for digital transformation in cross-border payments
This joint press release describes a preliminary report on the findings of the fourth phase of the Project Jasper research initiative. -
October 22, 2018
Payments Canada, the Bank of Canada, TMX Group, Accenture and R3 publish report about the feasibility of equity settlement through Distributed Ledger Technology
This joint press release describes a new report on the findings of the third phase of the Project Jasper research initiative. -
June 13, 2018
Bank of Canada partners with Creative Destruction Lab to deepen knowledge of new technologies
The Bank of Canada announced today that it will partner with the Creative Destruction Lab to deepen its knowledge of leading technologies. -
May 11, 2018
Payments Canada, the Bank of Canada, TMX Group, Accenture and R3 Demonstrate Feasibility of Instantaneous Equity Settlement through Distributed Ledger Technology
This joint press release describes the preliminary findings of the third phase of the Project Jasper research initiative. -
January 25, 2018
CNBC
Stephen S. Poloz, Governor of the Bank of Canada
Interview with Karen Tso to discuss digital currencies during the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland -
October 17, 2017
Payments Canada, Bank of Canada and TMX Group announce integrated securities and payment platform as next phase of Project Jasper
This joint press release announces a new collaboration between Payments Canada, the Bank of Canada and TMX Group as part of the third phase of the Project Jasper research initiative. -
July 6, 2017
Canada explores digital currency: Fintech collaboration vital to unlock promise
In an opinion piece published in Global Public Investor 2017 by the Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum, Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn A. Wilkins discusses how the Bank of Canada is approaching digital currencies from three angles: research, experimentation and co-operation.