Bank for International Settlements (BIS) - News, Articles & Research

Swiss National Bank and BIS hail CBDC experiment

The Swiss National Bank (SNB), the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) and SIX have carried out a proof-of-concept experiment that integrates tokenised digital assets and central bank money.

03 December 2020

News/regulation

Sandboxes help fintech startups raise money

Entering regulatory sandboxes helps fintech startups raise capital, boosting financial innovation, suggests a BIS working paper.

10 November 2020

Company announcement/regulation

BIS Innovation Hub and HKMA announce TechChallenge winners

The Bank for International Settlements Innovation Hub (BISIH) centre in Hong Kong SAR and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) today announced the winners of the TechChallenge - Digitising Trade Finance initiative.

02 November 2020

News/regulation

BIS: FX execution algorithms contribute to market functioning but bring new challenges

Execution algorithms (EAs) - designed to buy or sell foreign exchange according to a set of user instructions - have contributed positively to FX market functioning, but they also give rise to new challenges for regulatory bodies, states the Bank for International Settlements.

30 October 2020

News/crypto

Central banks lay out ground rules for CBDC creation

A group of seven central banks together with the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) have published a report laying out the key requirements for creation of a central bank digital currency.

09 October 2020

Company announcement/regulation

BIS Innovation Hub names TechSprint winners

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) and the Saudi G20 Presidency today announced the winners of the G20 TechSprint challenge at the conclusion of the Enabling Regulatory and Supervisory Solutions for the Digital Era symposium, hosted by Dr Ahmed Alkholifey, Governor of the Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority (SAMA), and Benoît Cœuré, Head of the BIS Innovation Hub.

06 October 2020

News/crypto

BIS Innovation Hub seeks blockchain experts

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) is looking to hire a host of blockchain experts to join its Innovation Hub.

16 September 2020

News/crypto

BIS examines the rise of the CBDCs

While central banks around the world are investigating the creation of their own digital currencies, there is huge variance in the approaches being taken, a new Bank for International Settlements (BIS) working paper shows.

24 August 2020

Company announcement/regulation

BearingPoint RegTech makes it to the shortlist for G20 TechSprint

BearingPoint RegTech successfully made it to the shortlist of the G20 TechSprint out of 128 applicants from 35 countries.

20 August 2020

Company announcement/regulation

G20 TechSprint makes progress

The Saudi G20 Presidency and the Bank for International Settlements Innovation Hub (BISIH) updated today on progress made on the G20 TechSprint initiative, following a midpoint review of the hackathon-style competition with 20 shortlisted teams.

10 August 2020

Company announcement/regulation

Basel Committee updates principles for banks' operational resilience

In recent years, the growth of technology-related threats has increased the importance of banks' operational resilience.

06 August 2020

Company announcement/regulation

BIS Innovation Hub and HKMA invite applications for global trade tech challenge

The Bank for International Settlements Innovation Hub (BISIH) centre in Hong Kong SAR and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) today launched the TechChallenge - Digitising Trade Finance initiative to highlight the potential for new technologies to enhance trade finance mechanisms.

03 August 2020