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Media release 01 Jul 2024
Project Nexus completes comprehensive blueprint for connecting domestic instant payment systems globally and prepares for work towards live implementation
Nexus is a BIS Innovation Hub project that seeks to enhance cross-border payments by connecting multiple domestic instant payment systems (IPS) globally. It is the first BIS Innovation Hub project in the payments area to move towards live implementation…
Media release 13 Jun 2024
Bank for International Settlements and Bank of Canada launch BIS Toronto Innovation Centre
Bank for International Settlements and Bank of Canada launch the BIS Toronto Innovation Centre. Toronto is the first BIS Innovation Hub Centre in the Americas. The Toronto Innovation Centre will help advance the BISIH's work on priority themes
Media release 12 Jun 2024
BIS Innovation Hub and Monetary Authority of Singapore develop blueprint for a climate risk platform for financial authorities
Project Viridis explores how regulatory and climate data could be integrated to provide insights into climate-related financial risks. The project's report outlines a blueprint for a climate risk platform that can be used to identify, monitor and manage…
Media release 05 Jun 2024
Project mBridge reaches minimum viable product stage and invites further international participation
Private sector participants are invited to propose value-added solutions that can be connected to the mBridge MVP platform. More central banks and commercial banks can join the platform through the mBridge MVP legal framework and perform real…
Media release 14 May 2024
BIS, central banks and the IIF invite private financial institutions to join Project Agorá
Project seeks to bring together a diverse set of regulated financial institutions. Applying institutions are expected to have digital innovation experience and to be active in cross-border payments. Project Agorá will test if tokenised deposits can…
Media release 03 Apr 2024
Project Agorá: central banks and banking sector embark on major project to explore tokenisation of cross-border payments
Project Agorá will explore how tokenisation of wholesale central bank money and commercial bank deposits on programmable platforms can improve the monetary system. The project will explore how tokenisation and smart contracts could enable functionalities…
Media release 23 Jan 2024
BIS Innovation Hub announces first six projects for 2024 work programme
Upcoming projects focus on safety and security, green finance and next generation financial infrastructures. Additional work on advanced data analytics and tokenisation are also planned. The Innovation Hub completed 12 projects in 2023 and eight more are…
Media release 11 Sep 2023
BIS, COP28 and Central Bank of United Arab Emirates launch TechSprint to develop technological solutions for sustainable finance and combating climate change
Global initiative aimed at promoting innovation in scaling sustainable finance and combating climate change. Problem statements focus on application of Artificial Intelligence, blockchain, Internet of Things and sensor technologies. Initiative is open to…
Media release 04 Sep 2023
BIS and Reserve Bank of India announce winners of G20 TechSprint 2023
Twenty-one shortlisted teams from around the world competed to develop innovative technological solutions to improve cross-border payments. Solutions aim to reduce illicit finance risk; improve liquidity for emerging market and developing economy…
Media release 29 Jun 2023
BIS appoints Maha El Dimachki as new Head of the Innovation Hub Singapore Centre
The Bank for International Settlements today announced that Maha El Dimachki will join the BIS Innovation Hub (BISIH) team as the new head of the Singapore Centre, starting on 1 October 2023.

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