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Central Bank Payments News (CBPN), a Currency Research initiative, is a monthly e-publication dedicated to informing the global central bank payments & market infrastructure community of the most relevant payments developments.
Our latest is out on Monday. This month:
πΉπΏ Bank of #Tanzania on their #InstantPaymentsSystem #TIPS.
π§π³ #ndpx of #Brunei on the development of the #taurus #IPS
π¬π Bank of #Ghana on the rise of #digitalasset activity in Africa.
π₯ All this & much more! πSubscribe today: cbpn.currencyresearch.com
This month, #ProgressSoftβs Amjad Zawyani describes how central banks are uniquely positioned to bridge fragmentation by driving #payments standardisation and integration, both nationally and across borders πΈ
Access the full article here: cbpn.currencyresearch.com/blog/2025/05...
In this month's spotlight, Global Digital Finance's Elise Soucie Watts makes a compelling case for regulatory #reciprocity, arguing that "mutual recognition of frameworks and standards" can serve as a necessary counter to a fragmented regulatory landscape π€
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This month, #Cenfri's Antonia Esser shares insights into the development of the East African Community #EAC Cross-Border Payments Masterplan, the challenges it aims to tackle, and what is needed to successfully implement its 20 strategic initiatives π
cbpn.currencyresearch.com/blog/2025/05...
Our latest issue, out today, provides a detailed exploration from the Central Bank of #Egypt on the evolution of the Instant Payment Network (IPN) and the remarkable success story of the InstaPay app - head over to our website for more! πͺπ¬
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π NEW Release Coming Soon, featuring:
πΉ The Central Bank of Egypt
πΉ Global Digital Finance, Elise Soucie Watts elisemsw.bsky.socialβ¬
πΉ ProgressSoft Corporation
πΉCenfri
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#instantpayments #crossborderpayments #interoperability #centralbank
The April 2025 issue of CBPN is out now, featuring Γngel GonzΓ‘lez Tejada, Payment Systems Department Director at the Central Bank of the #DominicanRepublic, with a detailed look at the country's journey towards implementing a new instant payment system π©π΄
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This month, Rigo Van den Broeck & Jesse McWaters share #fraud and #cybersecurity approaches from #Mastercardβs card business & real time payments operations that have worked in its network, βin hopes they can provide a resource for others.β
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In this month's issue β out today! β Oliver Hanmer of the UK's Payment Systems Regulator looks at how regulators can support growth, innovation, and competition in #payments "by striking the right balance between oversight and flexibility."π¬π§
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π Out NOW!
Our March feature explores the tradeoffs βοΈ confronting regulators in supervising #algorithmicfairness & the challenge of ensuring that AI-driven systems "do not reinforce existing inequalities or create new forms of bias."π‘π
π Read more @ cbpn.currencyresearch.com/blog/2025/03...
π Our latest is out on Monday 31 March ... & we've got a great one!
βοΈ Authors from Dutch central bank on #AI & algorithmic fairness
π¬π§ Payment Systems Regulator on #supervision
π‘οΈMastercard's approach to #fraud & #cybersecurity
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The Bank of Korea is launching "Project Hangang" on 1 April to test the digital won #CBDC. For more, see the "Digital Currency Test (Project Hangang) General User Real Transaction Implementation Plan and User Recruitment Guide." The pilot will run until 30 June π°π΅
www.bok.or.kr/portal/bbs/B...
This month, Kanchana Ambagahawita of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka provides an update on the progress of the Common Electronic Fund Transfer Switch (CEFTS), a look at its distinctive attributes, and a helicopter view of the payments landscape in #SriLanka π±π°
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πOur February issue drops on Monday Feb 24th!
π±π° A great feature this month from the Central Bank of #SriLanka on the development and evolution of its #fastpayments system & its role in spurring #innovation + #digitalisation in the country, & much more!
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New issue! π₯ This month, Paul Thomalla of #Unifits provides insights on reducing redundancies, accelerating #ISO20022 adoption, and boosting global cooperation, laying out a vision for #centralbanks to lead the way in streamlining payment systemsπ‘
π cbpn.currencyresearch.com/blog/2025/01...
π Out TODAY! Our 1st issue of '25 highlights the Central Bank of #Trinidad & #Tobago πΉπΉ.
ποΈ An agenda focussing on:
βοΈ comprehensive #legislation
π± engagement w/ #fintechs
π¦ upgrades to legacy #infrastructure
β‘ UPI-based #fastpaymentsystem
π Read more here: cbpn.currencyresearch.com/blog/2025/01...
Out today! #ProgressSoftβs Mahmoud Zamel explores how a comprehensive & unified #payments ecosystem can address challenges presented by new payment use cases, while fostering smoother transactions and better resolution processes for financial regulators π
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This month, we share an exclusive update from Sandra Waliczek and Cameron Nili, providing some of the initial findings from a longer piece of research on "Tokenization in Financial Markets" conducted by the @weforum.org in collaboration with Accenture π₯
cbpn.currencyresearch.com/blog/2024/12...
In our final release of '24, we highlight the
@bankofengland.bsky.social approach to #paymentsdata in order to unlock the "enormous" potential of richer data and bring real benefits to #RTGS system users. #crossborder #API #LEI
Out today! Read more here: π cbpn.currencyresearch.com/blog/2024/12...
π Our last issue of '24 drops tomorrow!
π‘ New articles this month from Bank of England (@bankofengland.bsky.social), World Economic Forum + ProgressSoft. #payments #data #tokenisation #centralbanks
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This month, Visa's Cuy Sheffield and Catherine Gu share insights on findings from the new #Visa Onchain Analytics Dashboard, demonstrating how #stablecoins & #tokenisation are unlocking new forefronts in innovation for central bankers.
Read more here! cbpn.currencyresearch.com/blog/2024/11...
π²πΎ Malaysia has seen a steady rise in online financial #fraud & scams. This month, Ken Yon and Aloysius Chong Kin Faa of #PayNet share Malaysiaβs journey in combating financial fraud, most notably w/ the 2024 launch of the National Fraud Portal.
π More at cbpn.currencyresearch.com/blog/2024/11...
π₯ Released TODAY!
π¦ The Clearing House's Margaret Weichert discusses how TCH is is navigating the dynamic #crossborderpayments landscape to support the future needs of a π΅ USD-based global ecosystem. #ISO20022 #FMIs
π Read more in the latest #CBPN: cbpn.currencyresearch.com/blog/2024/11...
How the Central Bank of Jordan is Transforming the country's financial landscape, by Ghada Tarawneh, Head of E-Government and Acquired Systems Administration Divison
π―π΄ The Central Bank of #Jordan is our November feature!
π‘ CBJ's Ghada Tarawneh reveals the leading role CBJ is playing in the country's digital transformation. #crossborderpayments #CBDC #inclusion
π Discover more in our latest issue, out today: cbpn.currencyresearch.com/blog/2024/11...
πNew issue from CBPN coming Monday 11/25!
Featuring:
π―π΄ The Central Bank of Jordan
π²πΎ Payments Network Malaysia (PayNet)
π¦ The Clearing House (US)
π Visa
Find out more at cbpn.currencyresearch.com/contact
#payments #fraud #crossborder #stablecoins #tokenisation #cbdc #fintech
Since our debut issue in September 2018, CBPN has been honoured to feature contributions from more than 160 central banks and global organisationsβfrom six continentsβon topics including #CBDC, #fintech, #instantpayments, and much more.
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