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Central Banking · 3d

BIS to hand over Project mBridge to central banks

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) is ending its involvement with Project mBridge, the cross-border wholesale central bank digital currency (CBDC) initiative, BIS general manager Agustín Carstens said on October 31.

Reuters on MSN · 4d

BIS to leave cross-border payments platform Project mBridge

The Bank for International Settlements is leaving the cross-border payments platform Project mBridge, which can be taken forward by the central banks behind it, BIS General Manager Agustin Carstens said on Thursday.

Bloomberg on MSN · 4d

BIS Steps Back From Digital Payment Project Touted by Putin

The Bank for International Settlements is leaving a project for digital cross-border payments after Russia’s president Vladimir Putin identified the underlying technology as a tool to circumvent sanctions and potentially undermine the dollar.

Business Times · 4d

BIS to leave China-backed central bank digital currency project

It also has many more observing members. BIS general manager Agustin Carstens announced the step after being asked whether mBridge could provide a basis for Brics countries, which include Russia, to get around international sanctions, a notion he rejected.

Fintech Singapore1d

BIS Exits ‘Project mBridge’ Citing Maturity Amid BRICS Speculation

Carstens also highlighted Project Agorá as another major BIS Innovation Hub initiative. This project, involving central banks ...

The Economist4d

A surprise new twist in Putin’s currency wars

The new system, which it was developing with China and others, would harness the power of digital currencies and the ...

Explainer: BIS backs out of CBDC project mBridge

Project mBridge is a blockchain-based payments ledger, which is designed to support real-time, cross-border payments and ...

6d

BIS debates ending project to undermine US dollar

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) is debating whether to shut down a pilot cross-border payments platform after ...

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