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SEBA Bank opens Hong Kong subsidiary
30 November 2022 Hong Kong
Reporter: Lucy Carter

Swiss crypto bank SEBA Bank has opened a new Hong Kong office for its subsidiary, SEBA Hong Kong

Swift Go adds more than 300 banks over 120 countries during 2022
29 November 2022 Belgium
Reporter: AST

This solution aims to deliver speed and transparency to payments of up to US$10,000, enabling users to send USD, GBP and EUR payments cross-border with a breakdown of how much it will cost them in deductions before they execute

BIS completes CBDC cross-border payments pilot
26 October 2022 Switzerland
Reporter: Bob Currie

The Bank for International Settlements has completed a pilot with four central banks as part of its Project mBridge initiative that aims to deliver cross-border payments between commercial banks using central bank digital currencies

SWIFT achieves CBDC-to-CBDC transactions between different DLT networks
05 October 2022 Belgium
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

SWIFT said this marks a “major milestone” for the industry toward “enabling CBDCs and tokenised assets’ smooth integration into the international financial ecosystem”

FIS launches infrastructure for real-time payments
30 August 2022 US
Reporter: Lucy Carter

FIS has launched RealNet Central and Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDC) Virtual Lab to create an infrastructure for real-time payments

Multilateral organisations offer recommendations for CBDC interoperability
11 July 2022 Switzerland
Reporter: Bob Currie

New report by the BIS, IMF and World Bank says central banks must review multinational interoperability and foreign investor access to secure best use of central bank digital currencies in cross-border payments

BIS expands cybersecurity and green finance research within its 2022 Innovation Hub agenda
21 June 2022 Switzerland
Reporter: Bob Currie

The Bank for International Settlements outlines its programme for its soon-to-launch Eurosystem Centre, with offices in Frankfurt and Paris, and new projects for its Hong Kong Centre

Countries face Catch-22 situation concerning CBDCs, says managing partner of Bitfrost.io
12 May 2022 UK
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Countries launching CBDCs may face the associated risks involved, but the countries that do not face being left behind, says Anton Chashchin, managing partner of Bitfrost.io, commenting on what CBDC implementation could mean in the future

DTCC and Digital Dollar Project test CBDC in trade clearing and settlement
12 April 2022 US
Reporter: Bob Currie

The Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation has released a prototype, developed in collaboration with The Digital Dollar Project, to examine how a central bank digital currency (CBDC) may operate in the US clearing and settlement infrastructure

Banco Central do Brasil selects Giesecke+Devrient’s CBDC for payments capabilities
28 March 2022 United Kingdom
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The Banco Central do Brasil has selected Giesecke+Devrient’s Central Bank Digital Currency solution Filia for its dual offline payment capabilities

BIS Innovation Hub validates prototype for multi-CBDC platform for international settlements
22 March 2022 APAC
Reporter: Bob Currie

Under Project Dunbar, the BIS Innovation Hub has developed two prototypes for a shared platform that will potentially enable international settlements using digital currencies issued by multiple central banks

Industry trio complete tested integration of wholesale CBDC settlement with commercial banks
26 January 2022 Switzerland
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

BIS, SNB and SIX have successfully completed the second phase of Project Helvetia — a tested integration of wholesale central bank digital currency settlement with commercial banks