CPMI publishes a report on the role of central banks in payment systems
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On October 29, 2026, the Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures (CPMI) of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) published a report analyzing how central banks and central bank money can maintain the safety and efficiency of payment systems, as well as public trust in money, amid a rapidly changing payments ecosystem. The report examines the risks and opportunities brought by fast payment systems, non-bank payment service providers, tokenized deposits, stablecoins, and programmable platforms, and proposes that central banks coordinate relevant policies through four roles: issuer, operator, regulator, and catalyst for change.
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CPMI under BIS has released a report analyzing how central banks and central bank money can maintain the safety, efficiency, and confidence in money of payment systems amid a rapidly changing payments ecosystem. The report examines the risks and opportunities brought by fast payment systems, non-bank payment service providers, tokenized deposits, stablecoins, and programmable platforms, and proposes that central banks coordinate policy across four roles: issuer, operator, regulator, and catalyst for change.
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