February 10, 2021
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For a quick primer, check out:
- Money in the 21st Century—what money does, and how we’re handling it in the digital age
- The Road to Digital Money—how you might pay for things in the future
Speeches, panels and presentations
February 10, 2021
Payments innovation beyond the pandemic
Deputy Governor Timothy Lane talks about how the Bank of Canada is contributing to the modernization of our payments ecosystem, and how the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need to make payments more convenient for all Canadians.
November 12, 2020
Helping the economy after the COVID‑19 pandemic
The pandemic won’t last forever. Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn A. Wilkins talks about what the economy will need once we’re past the COVID-19 crisis.
Content Type(s):
Press,
Speeches and appearances,
Speech summaries
Topic(s):
Business fluctuations and cycles,
Central bank research,
Climate change,
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19),
Debt management,
Digital currencies and fintech,
Expectations,
Financial institutions,
Financial stability,
Financial system regulation and policies,
Firm dynamics,
Fiscal policy,
Inflation targets,
Interest rates,
Labour markets,
Monetary policy communications,
Monetary policy framework,
Payment clearing and settlement systems,
Potential output,
Productivity,
Recent economic and financial developments
In the news
February 11, 2021
The Bank of Canada is researching potential system designs and business models for a digital currency that, like a banknote, would be widely accessible, secure and denominated in Canadian dollars.
Canadian universities propose designs for a central bank digital currency
Content Type(s):
Press,
Announcements
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
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
June 30, 2020
Bank of Canada partners with the Bank for International Settlements to launch innovation centre
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) and the Bank of Canada announced today they will be launching a BIS Innovation Hub centre to advance fintech innovation within the central banking community.
Content Type(s):
Press,
Press releases
Topic(s):
Digital currencies and fintech