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Central Bank Payments News (CBPN), a Currency Research initiative, is a monthly e-publication dedicated to informing the global central bank payments & market infrastructure community of the most relevant payments developments.

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Central Bank Payments News @cbpn.bsky.social · Nov 22

Since our debut issue in September 2018, CBPN has been honoured to feature contributions from more than 160 central banks and global organisations—from six continents—on topics including #CBDC, #fintech, #instantpayments, and much more.

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Central Bank Payments News @cbpn.bsky.social · 22d

In our latest issue, Gerard Hartsink, Senior Advisor at the International Chamber of Commerce, explains the “mission-critical role” of central banks in promoting the adoption of the #LEI for cross-border payments and trade finance and statistics 🌐

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Central Bank Payments News @cbpn.bsky.social · 22d

This month, Gulf Payments Company CEO Ali Alhomidan details how #AFAQ (Arabian Gulf System for Financial Automated Quick Payment Transfers) is improving the “speed, safety, and efficiency of #payments across the Gulf region" 💸

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Central Bank Payments News @cbpn.bsky.social · 26d

New issue coming soon! With articles from:

🌐 Gulf Payments Company CEO Ali Alhomidan
🌐 ICC Senior Advisor Gerard Hartsink
➕ global payments news

Gain insights on #crossborderpayments #LEI #digitalcurrencies #infrastructure developments, and much more.

🔗 Learn more at: 👉 cbpn.currencyresearch.com

Central Bank Payments News @cbpn.bsky.social · Aug 21

New issue arriving on 8/25! 📧

This month we get updates from the Reserve Bank of #NewZealand — Te Pūtea Matua on its #financialinclusion program & #EPAA reveals the lessons #India's digital ecosystem design can teach the world's central banks. #interoperability #open

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Central Bank Payments News @cbpn.bsky.social · Jul 24

Our latest is out on Monday. This month:
🇹🇿 Bank of #Tanzania on their #InstantPaymentsSystem #TIPS.

🇧🇳 #ndpx of #Brunei on the development of the #taurus #IPS

🇬🇭 Bank of #Ghana on the rise of #digitalasset activity in Africa.

🔥 All this & much more! 🔗Subscribe today: cbpn.currencyresearch.com

Central Bank Payments News @cbpn.bsky.social · May 27

This month, #ProgressSoft’s Amjad Zawyani describes how central banks are uniquely positioned to bridge fragmentation by driving #payments standardisation and integration, both nationally and across borders 💸

Access the full article here: cbpn.currencyresearch.com/blog/2025/05...

Central Bank Payments News @cbpn.bsky.social · May 26

In this month's spotlight, Global Digital Finance's Elise Soucie Watts makes a compelling case for regulatory #reciprocity, arguing that "mutual recognition of frameworks and standards" can serve as a necessary counter to a fragmented regulatory landscape 🤝

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Central Bank Payments News @cbpn.bsky.social · May 26

This month, #Cenfri's Antonia Esser shares insights into the development of the East African Community #EAC Cross-Border Payments Masterplan, the challenges it aims to tackle, and what is needed to successfully implement its 20 strategic initiatives 🌍

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Central Bank Payments News @cbpn.bsky.social · May 26

Our latest issue, out today, provides a detailed exploration from the Central Bank of #Egypt on the evolution of the Instant Payment Network (IPN) and the remarkable success story of the InstaPay app - head over to our website for more! 🇪🇬

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Central Bank Payments News @cbpn.bsky.social · May 22

🎉 NEW Release Coming Soon, featuring:

🔹 The Central Bank of Egypt
🔹 Global Digital Finance, Elise Soucie Watts elisemsw.bsky.social‬
🔹 ProgressSoft Corporation
🔹Cenfri

Subscribe today: https://cbpn.currencyresearch.com/subscribe#instantpaymentst#crossborderpaymentst#interoperabilityt#centralbanknk

Central Bank Payments News @cbpn.bsky.social · Apr 28

The April 2025 issue of CBPN is out now, featuring Ángel González Tejada, Payment Systems Department Director at the Central Bank of the #DominicanRepublic, with a detailed look at the country's journey towards implementing a new instant payment system 🇩🇴

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Central Bank Payments News @cbpn.bsky.social · Mar 31

This month, Rigo Van den Broeck & Jesse McWaters share #fraud and #cybersecurity approaches from #Mastercard’s card business & real time payments operations that have worked in its network, “in hopes they can provide a resource for others.”

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Central Bank Payments News @cbpn.bsky.social · Mar 31

In this month's issue — out today! — Oliver Hanmer of the UK's Payment Systems Regulator looks at how regulators can support growth, innovation, and competition in #payments "by striking the right balance between oversight and flexibility."🇬🇧

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Central Bank Payments News @cbpn.bsky.social · Mar 31

🎉 Out NOW!

Our March feature explores the tradeoffs ⚖️ confronting regulators in supervising #algorithmicfairness & the challenge of ensuring that AI-driven systems "do not reinforce existing inequalities or create new forms of bias."💡🔐

📖 Read more @ cbpn.currencyresearch.com/blog/2025/03...

Central Bank Payments News @cbpn.bsky.social · Mar 27

🎉 Our latest is out on Monday 31 March ... & we've got a great one!

⚖️ Authors from Dutch central bank on #AI & algorithmic fairness
🇬🇧 Payment Systems Regulator on #supervision
🛡️Mastercard's approach to #fraud & #cybersecurity

🔗 Subscribe today to gain access: cbpn.currencyresearch.com/subscribe

Central Bank Payments News @cbpn.bsky.social · Mar 24

The Bank of Korea is launching "Project Hangang" on 1 April to test the digital won #CBDC. For more, see the "Digital Currency Test (Project Hangang) General User Real Transaction Implementation Plan and User Recruitment Guide." The pilot will run until 30 June 🇰🇵

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Central Bank Payments News @cbpn.bsky.social · Feb 23

This month, Kanchana Ambagahawita of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka provides an update on the progress of the Common Electronic Fund Transfer Switch (CEFTS), a look at its distinctive attributes, and a helicopter view of the payments landscape in #SriLanka 🇱🇰

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Central Bank Payments News @cbpn.bsky.social · Feb 20

🎉Our February issue drops on Monday Feb 24th!

🇱🇰 A great feature this month from the Central Bank of #SriLanka on the development and evolution of its #fastpayments system & its role in spurring #innovation + #digitalisation in the country, & much more!

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Central Bank Payments News @cbpn.bsky.social · Jan 27

New issue! 💥 This month, Paul Thomalla of #Unifits provides insights on reducing redundancies, accelerating #ISO20022 adoption, and boosting global cooperation, laying out a vision for #centralbanks to lead the way in streamlining payment systems💡

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Central Bank Payments News @cbpn.bsky.social · Jan 27

🎉 Out TODAY! Our 1st issue of '25 highlights the Central Bank of #Trinidad & #Tobago 🇹🇹.

🗓️ An agenda focussing on:

⚖️ comprehensive #legislation
📱 engagement w/ #fintechs
🏦 upgrades to legacy #infrastructure
⚡ UPI-based #fastpaymentsystem

🔗 Read more here: cbpn.currencyresearch.com/blog/2025/01...

Central Bank Payments News @cbpn.bsky.social · Dec 20

Out today! #ProgressSoft’s Mahmoud Zamel explores how a comprehensive & unified #payments ecosystem can address challenges presented by new payment use cases, while fostering smoother transactions and better resolution processes for financial regulators 👏

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Central Bank Payments News @cbpn.bsky.social · Dec 20

This month, we share an exclusive update from Sandra Waliczek and Cameron Nili, providing some of the initial findings from a longer piece of research on "Tokenization in Financial Markets" conducted by the @weforum.org in collaboration with Accenture 💥

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Central Bank Payments News @cbpn.bsky.social · Dec 20

In our final release of '24, we highlight the
@bankofengland.bsky.social approach to #paymentsdata in order to unlock the "enormous" potential of richer data and bring real benefits to #RTGS system users. #crossborder #API #LEI

Out today! Read more here: 🔗 cbpn.currencyresearch.com/blog/2024/12...

Central Bank Payments News @cbpn.bsky.social · Dec 19

🎉 Our last issue of '24 drops tomorrow!

💡 New articles this month from Bank of England (@bankofengland.bsky.social), World Economic Forum + ProgressSoft. #payments #data #tokenisation #centralbanks

🔗 Consider subscribing in 2025 to get new issues each month: cbpn.currencyresearch.com/subscribe