Bank of England’s fintech chief Varun Paul leaves for digital asset platform Fireblocks
Paul has been at the central bank for 16 years and spent just over a year as head of the fintech hub.
Paul has been at the central bank for 16 years and spent just over a year as head of the fintech hub.
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
The one-year initiative will form part of the central bank’s research into digital currencies and fintech.
Vijay Oddiraju, CEO of Volante Technologies, looks at ways the payments industry can provide the rails for inclusiveness.
How we pay, what we pay, and who we pay is changing, and telco firms are well positioned to take advantage.
The virtual conference will be held on 10 March 2022.
The finance minister announced a raft of digital economy support measures in her Union Budget 2022-23 speech.
The cross-border multi-currency securities settlement system will be based on distributed ledger tech.
The Diem Association has sold its intellectual property and tech assets to Silvergate Capital in a $182m deal.
David Ornstein steps into a newly-created role of chief operating officer (COO) at Baton.
The Economic Affairs Committee cited financial, privacy and data concerns over UK CBDC.
Citi, Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs, Hypothekarbank Lenzburg and UBS also took part in the experiment.
The test was facilitated by JP Morgan’s new blockchain-focused business unit Onyx.
Scheduling of bill points to government’s stance despite speculation over rethink.
Witlox will analyse pros and cons of a digital euro to reside with cash.
Following consultation and development phase, CBDC could launch in second half of this decade.
Central bank claims CBDC will boost financial inclusion in the continent’s most populous nation.
I’ve been spending a lot of time thinking about programmable money. And this stuff scares me.
Panel says interoperability of CBDCs is necessary to avoid inefficiencies and poor outcomes.