HOW SHOULD CENTRAL BANKS EXPLORE CENTRAL BANK DIGITAL CURRENCY? – INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
This report explores the context that central bank digital currency (CBDC) should be evaluated if designed appropriately.
Central Banks/Government
AS FEDNOW ROLLS OUT, THE US HAS MUCH TO LEARN FROM INDIA’S UPI
A link to an article in American Banker describing challenges facing FedNow and valuable lessons that might be gained from India’s experience building real-time payment rails and UPI.
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WHAT IS FEDNOW? A GRAPHIC COMPARISON OF FEDNOW AND THE ACH
A slide showing a graphic representation of how FedNow works compared to the ACH.
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WHAT IS FEDNOW? HOW DOES IT IMPACT VENMO AND PAYPAL?
A brief report from a linkedin post by Hua Li describing FedNow and its possible impact on Venmo and PayPal.
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WHAT DO WE GET WITH THE FEDERAL RESERVE’S FEDNOW INSTANT PAYMENTS?
A brief Forbes’ article providing an overview of FedNow, the US Federal Reserve’s real-time payments system.
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REGULACION DE CRIPTO EN ARGENTINA 2023
A slide showing a graphic representation of the likely steps towards the regulation of cryptocurrencies in Argentina (in Spanish).
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CENTRAL BANK DIGITAL CURRENCY – ECOSYSTEM 2023
A slide that shows graphically the forms that a retail and wholesale central bank digital currency (CBDC) might take.
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CENTRAL BANK DIGITAL CURRENCY (CBDC) – SECURE ECOSYSTEM
A brief description of the steps that might be taken to create a retail and a wholesale central bank digital currency. This was originally a Linkedin post that was shared publicly.
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EUROPEAN COMMISSION INTRODUCES PSD3/PSR TO ADVANCE OPEN BANKING
In this white paper, TINK (a Visa company) explains how PSD3/PSR is a welcome addition to the development of open banking in Europe. PSR should address standardization issues and past problems with APIs. The requirements should be passed before the summer of 2024 with enforcement happening by the end of 2025.
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HOW FEDNOW AND FASTER PAYMENTS WILL IMPACT US FINTECH
FedNow’s promise of faster payments is not new. Aside from RTP and same-day ACH, we have seen faster payments in a number of forms: closed-loop P2P payments (Venmo, Zelle), wire transfers, stablecoins, and push-to-card. Each varies in settlement type, rail, limit, cost, push/pull capabilities, and transaction limits. This has created an ecosystem where U.S. money movement has become unnecessarily complex. In this white paper by Bessemer Venture Partners they explain that they expect to see more payment-first business models, and a new wave of fraud, and infrastructure to facilitate the patchwork of faster payments in the US.
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