Umar Faruqui

Former Member of Secretariat

Umar Faruqui joined the BIS in 2013. Previously, he was a Principal Researcher at the Bank of Canada. He holds a CFA charter, and an MA in economics from Queen's University, Kingston, Canada. He has written on different issues relating to financial stability and monetary policy.

All BIS publications (3)

Publication 1 Mar 2020
Payments without borders
Cross-border and multicurrency payment systems have the potential to make cross-border payments faster, cheaper and more…
By
Morten Linnemann Bech
,
Umar Faruqui
and
Takeshi Shirakami
Publication 16 Dec 2018
Clearing risks in OTC derivatives markets: the CCP-bank nexus
Systemically important banks and central counterparties (CCPs) interact in highly concentrated over-the-counter (OTC)…
By
Umar Faruqui
,
Wenqian Huang
and
Előd Takáts
Publication 11 Mar 2018
Payments are a-changin' but cash still rules
Retail payment systems continue to become faster and more convenient. Yet, despite increased use of electronic payments around…
By
Morten Linnemann Bech
,
Umar Faruqui
,
Frederik Ougaard
and
Cristina Picillo

All external publications (2)

External publication 1 Dec 2012
How important are liquidity constraints for Canadian households? Evidence from micro-data
By
Umar Faruqui
and
Samah Torchani
External publication 1 Feb 2010
Assembling a real-financial micro data-set for Canadian households
By
Umar Faruqui

All videos (1)

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Payments are a-changin' but cash still rules
Video 11 Mar 2018
Payments are a-changin' but cash still rules
The authors discuss whether cash is ceding ground to electronic payments.
By
Cristina Picillo
and
Umar Faruqui

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