Swiss National Bank

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30 August, 2024

Switzerland launches instant payments

As one of Europe’s most cash-loving nations, Switzerland has over one-third of all transactions in cash, which the central bank...

Switzerland extends CBDC trial by 2 years after promising early results

Finance

Wahid Pessarlay

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27 June, 2024

Switzerland extends CBDC trial by 2 years after promising early results

Project Helvetia III will continue its run until 2026, with more firms expected to join the initiative, laying a solid...

Swiss Bank tokenization event hears optimism, concerns from leading banking institutions

Business

James Field

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15 April, 2024

Swiss Bank tokenization event hears optimism, concerns from leading banking institutions

While some experts believe tokenization has an array of positive global impacts, others cautioned of its potential to throw efforts...

World Bank exploring Swiss franc digital bond settling in wholesale CBDC

Business

Steve Kaaru

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15 April, 2024

World Bank exploring Swiss franc digital bond settling in wholesale CBDC

Building on two previous digital bond issuances, the World Bank says the next logical step is to issue one that’s...

BIS tokenization project is 1 of 6 in 2024

Business

Gavin Lucas

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29 January, 2024

BIS tokenization project is 1 of 6 in 2024

The Promissa project, made in collaboration between Bank for International Settlements, the Swiss National Bank, and the World Bank, will...

Business

Gavin Lucas

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18 January, 2024

Tokenization of everything is coming

Tokenization alone is not enough; It has to be globally scalable on a single blockchain, and for that to occur,...

Cantons of Basel, Zurich settle digital bonds with wholesale CBDCs

Business

Wahid Pessarlay

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10 December, 2023

Cantons of Basel, Zurich settle digital bonds with wholesale CBDCs

Swiss cities of Basel and Zurich are pioneering the use of wholesale CBDCs from the Swiss National Bank to settle...

BIS, World Bank to tokenize promissory notes

Business

Steve Kaaru

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4 December, 2023

BIS, World Bank to tokenize promissory notes

BIS will tokenize promissory notes which still rely on stacks of papers, and while this “isn’t going to revolutionize the...

Switzerland’s central bank launches wholesale CBDC pilot with UBS, commercial banks

Business

Wahid Pessarlay

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9 November, 2023

Switzerland’s central bank launches wholesale CBDC pilot with UBS, commercial banks

The pilot, dubbed Helvetia Phase III, builds upon two previous studies with collaborations from the Bank for International Settlements and...

BIS completes wholesale CBDC trial for FX, cross-border payments

Business

Wahid Pessarlay

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7 October, 2023

BIS completes wholesale CBDC trial for FX, cross-border payments

In Project Mariana's proposed design, central banks do not need to control the underlying platform but will rely on smart...

BIS concludes wholesale CBDC experiment for FX, cross-border payments

Business

Wahid Pessarlay

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5 October, 2023

BIS concludes wholesale CBDC experiment for FX, cross-border payments

The Bank for International Settlements has released the Project Mariana report, exploring challenges and solutions in a wholesale CBDC pilot...

Swiss National Bank set to launch CBDC pilot on SIX Digital Exchange

Business

Wahid Pessarlay

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30 June, 2023

Swiss National Bank set to launch CBDC pilot on SIX Digital Exchange

SNB's pilot program will explore the possibility of launching a wholesale CBDC, although technical details of its whitepaper state it...

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