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BIS project demonstrates automated cross-border transaction compliance
28.10.2024
Project Mandala uses zero-knowledge proofs to complete compliance checks across different jurisdictions.
International agencies report on tokenization to G20 officials
22.10.2024
The Bank for International Settlements and the Financial Stability Board have similar views on tokenization — it could provide new benefits and familiar challenges
Tokenization Could Pose Risks to Financial System, FSB and BIS Warn
22.10.2024
The Financial Stability Board identified three vulnerabilities of tokenization: The underlying reference asset; the participants in distributed ledger technology based tokenization projects; and new technology's interaction with legacy systems
41 firms join BIS Project Agora to advance unified ledger applications
16.9.2024
The large private companies will work with seven central banks on improving structural inefficiencies in international transfers
More than 40 Firms Join Central Bank Group to Explore Tokenization for Cross-Border Payments
16.9.2024
More than 40 financial firms will join central bank group the Bank for International Settlements to explore how tokenization can enhance wholesale cross-border payments in Project Agorá, the BIS said on Monday
Pozor na mobily, hodinky či elektromobily z rizikových zemí, varuje ve výroční zprávě BIS
12.9.2024
Aplikace ve smartphonech, chytrých hodinkách, ale i elektromobilech mohou sbírat data o uživatelích. Lidé by tak měli zvažovat, jaká zařízení používají, píše ve své výroční zprávě za rok 2023 Bezpečnostní a informační služba (BIS). Státy přitom podle ní nemají kapacitu prověřovat bezpečnost všech...
BIS a Vojenské zpravodajství pomohly odhalit útočníky z ruské rozvědky, byl vydán zatykač
6.9.2024
Tuzemské zpravodajské služby si připsaly další mezinárodní úspěch. Bezpečnostní a informační služba (BIS) a Vojenské zpravodajství (VZ) se ve skupině vedené FBI podílely na odhalení činnosti kybernetické jednotky spadající pod ruskou rozvědku GRU. Americké ministerstvo spravedlnosti zároveň...
Banks face new risks from permissionless blockchains, BIS warns
30.8.2024
To mitigate risks associated with public blockchain networks, the paper proposed appointing an entity with the authority to "control and limit access" to cryptocurrency assets
Banks Using Permissionless Blockchains for Transactions Face Multiple Risks: BIS
29.8.2024
Banks that transact on permissionless blockchains face multiple risks, including money laundering and terrorism financing, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision said
BIS, Bank of England unveil Project Pyxtrial for stablecoin monitoring
31.7.2024
The proof-of-concept showed that real-time monitoring of stablecoin reserves could be achieved with cooperation among regulators, technologists and issuers
Stablecoin Balance Sheets Can Be Supervised, BIS and UK Central Bank Project Claims
31.7.2024
Project Pyxtrial is a first step towards a tool that could support supervisors and regulators in proactively detecting issues in stablecoin backing, the report said
Basel Committee finalizes crypto exposure rules for banks
3.7.2024
The committee is unveiling the standards later in July, culminating a yearslong process
Basel Committee finalizes crypto exposure rules for banks
3.7.2024
The committee is unveiling the standards later in July, culminating a yearslong process
BIS Report Warns of Rising Public Debt Risks to Global Economies
2.7.2024
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) Annual Economic Report 2024, published on June 30, highlights the significant risks posed by rising public debt levels across both advanced and emerging market economies. The report stresses that without fiscal consolidation, debt trajectories will...
Market Confidence Could Quickly Crumble, BIS Warns Indebted Nations
1.7.2024
BIS, the umbrella body for central banks highlights, highlights risks from mounting fiscal debt worldwide and premature rate cuts
BIS Survey: 94% of Central Banks Exploring Digital Currency
15.6.2024
The latest Bank for International Settlements (BIS) survey reveals that 94% of central banks are exploring central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). There has been a notable increase in wholesale CBDC experiments, especially in advanced economies. Central banks are examining various factors...
More Central Banks Are Exploring a CBDC, BIS Survey Finds
14.6.2024
There's a greater chance of a wholesale CBDC being issued within six years than a retail one, according to the report
BIS inaugurates Toronto Innovation Centre with Bank of Canada
14.6.2024
Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem said that as finance evolves, the industry must innovate and apply new skills, allowing Canadians to benefit from advancements
Cross Border CBDC Project Mbridge Enters MVP Stage
7.6.2024
Project Mbridge, the cross-border central bank digital currency (CBDC) project that seeks to integrate several currencies into a global network, has reached its minimum viable product stage. This means that each one of the participant central banks has deployed a validating node in the network...
Saudi Arabia Joins BIS’ CBDC Project mBridge as a Full Participant
6.6.2024