July 1, 2026 Panel: Tiff Macklem, Governor Sintra, Portugal ECB Forum on Central Banking Content Type(s): Upcoming events
June 24, 2026 Publication: Summary of Deliberations 13:30 (ET) A summary of monetary policy deliberations by the Governing Council for the policy decision that was announced two weeks earlier. Content Type(s): Upcoming events
June 24, 2026 Panel: Carolyn Rogers, Senior Deputy Governor Zurich, Switzerland The Infrastructure Gap: What It Actually Takes to Put Assets On-Chain at Scale Content Type(s): Upcoming events
June 18, 2026 International Conference on Payments and Securities Settlement The Deutsche Bundesbank will host the “International Conference on Payments and Securities Settlement” at its Conference Center in Eltville, Germany on 18 and 19 June 2026. Content Type(s): Conferences and workshops
The Impact of Potential Retail Central Bank Digital Currency on the Canadian Financial System During a Severe Recession Staff analytical paper 2026-30 Sofia Priazhkina This policy note examines how a non-interest-bearing retail central bank digital currency (CBDC) could affect the financial stability of Canada’s systemically important banks during a severe recession. Stress test results show that the banks remain resilient, maintaining key regulatory ratios even under high CBDC demand. Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff analytical paper JEL Code(s): E, E4, E44, E5, E58, E6, E61, G, G0, G01, G2, G21, G28 Research Theme(s): Financial system, Financial stability and systemic risk, Models and tools, Economic models, Money and payments, Digital assets and fintech, Structural challenges, Digitalization and productivity
June 12, 2026 Bank of Canada to begin publishing Notices of Violation by Payment Service Providers Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario The Bank of Canada will soon start publishing Notices of Violation related to Payment Service Providers (PSPs) that are subject to the Retail Payment Activities Act (RPAA) and the associated Retail Payment Activities Regulations. Content Type(s): Regulatory news Subject(s): Retail payments
Tokenization: What it is and how to think about it Sparks at Bank article Jonathan Chiu, Mohammad Davoodalhosseini, Cam Donohoe, Thorsten Koeppl, Diego Zúñiga Tokenization involves representing traditional assets as tokens on a digital platform. This financial innovation has the potential to reshape money and markets, but a common approach for comparing system designs and weighing efficiency gains against risks has yet to be defined. We offer such an approach to improve understanding of this expanding technology and guide policy discussions. Content Type(s): Staff research, Sparks at Bank article Research Theme(s): Money and payments, Digital assets and fintech, Payment and financial market infrastructures