The Swiss National Bank and SIX Interbank Clearing have launched a new instant payments solution in Switzerland. This solution enables 60 financial institutions to receive and process...
The Swiss National Bank is reportedly amenable to expanding its digital currency project. “We would like to see a pilot which develops, with more banks...
Crypto goes up, and crypto goes down. Then, often, crypto goes back up. It can be a dizzying and volatile cycle. Just collapsed cryptocurrency exchange...
The Swiss National Bank (SNB) is conducting a pilot project that has used wholesale central bank digital currency (CBDC) and successfully settled four tokenized bond issuances and...
Swiss National Bank (SNB) Chairman Thomas Jordan said Monday (April 8) that the risks of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) issued to the general public would outweigh...
Tokenization is gaining momentum on the global stage, and with commercial applications. The Bank for International Settlements announced Wednesday (April 3) that it is working in tandem...
The recent move by Norway to enact rules ensuring consumers’ ability to pay with cash reflects a growing concern over the potential exclusion of certain...
Swiss National Bank (SNB) Vice Chairman Martin Schlegel said Friday (Feb. 23) that physical cash will never disappear from use in Switzerland, despite the popularity...
The Swiss National Bank (SNB) is set to begin piloting a wholesale digital franc next month. The bank, along with six other lenders from Switzerland, Germany and...