News & commentary
Read the latest financial and monetary policy news and commentary from OMFIF’s in-house analysts and global network of specialists.
Basel Committee at 50: From crisis to confidence
The crucial role of implementing Basel standards
| By Udaibir Das and Wayne Byres
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CBDC success depends on public and private sector collaboration
Overcoming the hurdles in ecosystem development and adoption
Finance needs a blockchain interoperability solution
Robust standardised rules needed to ensure interoperability infrastructure works safely and seamlessly
Collaboration is key to a CBDC ecosystem that works for everyone
A new ecosystem will benefit many but can only be realised by few
Risks around AI and algorithmic convergence are causing ‘regulatory gaps’
Policy-makers have fighting chance to curb rate of AI’s market impact
Outlook 2024: How will digital ecosystems develop?
Central banks face immense battle to persuade citizens CBDC will not snoop on spending habits
SEC grudgingly approves bitcoin spot ETFs
Approval brings mass exposure to asset’s performance but less likely to improve crypto prospects
Simplifying cross-border payments through CBDC technology
Developing blockchain-based systems to reduce costs and complexities
CBDCs set to acquire critical mass in next five years
Momentum is building in the search for cross-border payment solutions
How to ensure efficient and effective public spending
Transparency and accountability can potentially open new avenues of funding
Global financial system underprepared to deal with cyberattacks
Cybersecurity should be central to financial risk assessments
Voluntary commitments insufficient to end race to godlike AI
Binding policies are necessary to mitigate risks from unfettered development
India’s digital leap in financial inclusion
Leveraging digital public infrastructure to achieve development targets
Markets need to ‘act faster and fix faster’ for a global digital marketplace
Wholesale CBDC development will be process of evolution rather than revolution, OMFIF-Visa report finds
Zimbabwe makes foray into gold-backed CBDC
Questions abound for the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe over implementation
ECB eyes entry to digital payments space as CBDC takes shape
The central bank is gearing up to provide its own wallet for the digital euro
Institutions are coming, but is crypto still waiting?
Traditional financial institutions finally beginning to embrace bank-grade digital assets
