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Media release 07 Jun 2022
Cecilia Skingsley appointed as Head of the BIS Innovation Hub
The Board of Directors of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has appointed Cecilia Skingsley as Head of the BIS Innovation Hub. She will lead the Innovation Hub in its mission to foster international collaboration among central banks on…
Media release 25 Apr 2022
BIS and Bank Indonesia invite global innovators to take up CBDC challenges
A new global hackathon competition focuses on solving technology challenges related to wholesale and retail central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). The G20 TechSprint invites development of solutions for issuing, distributing and transferring CBDCs;…
Media release 31 Mar 2022
BIS Innovation Hub and Monetary Authority of Singapore develop prototype supervisory analytics platform
The BIS Innovation Hub Singapore Centre and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) have developed a new prototype platform that integrates regulatory data and analytics.
Media release 22 Mar 2022
BIS Innovation Hub and central banks of Australia, Malaysia, Singapore and South Africa develop experimental multi-CBDC platform for international settlements
Project Dunbar developed two prototypes for a shared platform that could enable international settlements using digital currencies issued by multiple central banks. The platform was designed to facilitate direct cross-border transactions between financial…
Media release 25 Jan 2022
BIS Innovation Hub to focus on CBDC, payments, DeFi and green finance in 2022 work programme
New initiatives also focus on regulatory and supervisory technology and cyber security. First projects to be launched in the new London and Stockholm centres. Several projects will support broader Group of 20 (G20) efforts to improve cross-border payments…
Media release 06 Jan 2022
BIS appoints Raphael Auer as Head of the Innovation Hub Eurosystem Centre
Mr Auer is currently a principal economist in the Innovation and the Digital Economy unit of the BIS's Monetary and Economic Department. He has contributed extensively to BIS policy publications and published widely in the field of central bank digital…
Media release 08 Dec 2021
BIS, Bank of France and Swiss National Bank conclude successful cross-border wholesale CBDC experiment
Project Jura explored settlement of tokenised euro commercial paper and foreign exchange transactions. Tests were conducted in a near real-life setting and met current regulatory requirements. Jura studied a new approach for central banks to allow access…
Media release 04 Nov 2021
BIS Innovation Hub and Hong Kong Monetary Authority conclude first green finance project
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) Innovation Hub announced today the successful conclusion of Project Genesis, two prototype digital platforms that aim to enable investment in green bonds with higher transparency and greater access to retail…
Media release 03 Nov 2021
BIS appoints Innovation Hub heads for London, Nordic and Toronto Centres
Francesca Hopwood Road from the UK's Financial Conduct Authority to lead London centre. Beju Shah from the Bank of England takes over the Nordic centre. Miguel Díaz will head the Toronto centre and joins from the Bank of Mexico. New heads to take up their…
Media release 25 Oct 2021
BIS and Bank of Italy announce winners of G20 TechSprint
Winners of international hackathon-style competition highlight the potential of new technologies to resolve pressing challenges in green and sustainable finance. The winning firms were Greenomy (Belgium), CRIF and R.E.D(Italy), and Home Infrastructure…

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