Central Bank Digital Currency and Other Digital Payments in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Regional Survey
Thirty of the 33 central banks in sub-Saharan Africa responded to the regional survey on digital currencies and payments.
Regulation Reports & Market Data (2026)
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Authority, Attention, and the Origins of Monetary Policy Surprises
A speech by the Chair or Vice Chair draws about 65 distinct Reuters articles, whereas a speech by another Board governor draws about 10.
IFZ FinTech Study 2024
reached 483 companies by the close of 2023, reflecting a yearly growth of eleven percent, while Liechtenstein hosted 22 FinTech companies.
Swiss Insurance Industry Sustainability Report 2024
The Swiss insurance sector generated CHF 28.1 billion in direct gross value and managed investments totaling CHF 528 billion.
From Income to Wealth Inequality: Trickle-Down vs. Capital Gains
By 2020, general-equilibrium price changes caused by rising U.S. earnings inequality alone raised the average wealth of the top 0.1% by 25%.
Macro-Financial Implications of Foreign Crypto Assets for Small Developing Economies
Total crypto asset market capitalization peaked at around $3 trillion in November 2021 before falling below $1 trillion.
EIF VC Survey 2023: Market sentiment, scale-up financing and human capital
Pessimistic perception of the current fundraising environment was shared by 70% of VC respondents in 2023.
Capital Flow Management Measures in the Digital Age (2): Design Choices for Central Bank Digital Currency
Central banks are exploring retail and wholesale CBDCs to complement traditional cross-border payment rails and lower transfer costs.
Implications of Central Bank Digital Currencies for Monetary Policy Transmission
According to a 2022 BIS survey, 93 percent of central banks are actively exploring CBDCs and 58 percent report being likely to or possibly issuing a retail CBDC in the short or medium term.
Central Bank Digital Currency's Role in Promoting Financial Inclusion
Financial inclusion is a top priority, with about 60 percent of emerging and low-income countries considering it one of their top three motivations for issuing a retail CBDC.
How Should Central Banks Explore Central Bank Digital Currency? A Dynamic Decision-Making Framework
Central banks must develop a long-term vision for monetary and payment systems spanning a time horizon of at least 5 to 10 years as economic digitalization accelerates.
Generative Artificial Intelligence in Finance: Risk Considerations
ChatGPT acquired more than 100 million active users within two months of its launch on November 30, 2022.
Institutional Arrangements for Fintech Regulation: Supervisory Monitoring
In Ghana, the growth of mobile money increased access to financial services for unbanked demographics, with 35 percent of adults in rural areas reporting having used the service between 2014 and 2017.
The Rise of Payment and Contracting Platforms
The IMF mandate is governed by the central banks and finance ministries of 190 member countries.
Taxing Stablecoins
Tether and USD Coin attempt to maintain a stable value by being purportedly backed one-for-one in value to underlying assets.
The Rise and Impact of Fintech in Latin America
In 2021, there were more than 300 million users of digital payments and more than 30 million users of digital banks across Latin America.
Cumulative Regulatory Burden: EU Requirements Affecting Insurers Since March 2023
In March 2023, the European Commission committed to reducing reporting requirements by 25% to reduce red tape and strengthen European competitiveness.
Venture Capital Survey 2022
The 2022 wave of the survey gathered anonymised responses from 443 venture capital fund managers across 362 VC firms.
Towards Central Bank Digital Currencies in Asia and the Pacific: Results of a Regional Survey
By August 2021, total crypto asset volume had grown by 230 percent year over year in Asian emerging market economies.
Digital Currencies and Energy Consumption
The global payment system is estimated to consume 47.3 TWh of energy annually, accounting for roughly 0.2 percent of total global electricity consumption.
Capital Flow Management Measures in the Digital Age: Challenges of Crypto Assets
Globally, the scale of crypto assets remains relatively small at $2–$3 trillion, or about 1 percent of total market value of financial assets.
Behind the Scenes of Central Bank Digital Currency: Emerging Trends, Insights, and Policy Lessons
In late 2021, the Central Bank of The Bahamas recorded around 20,000 active Sand Dollar wallets within a population of about 400,000.
Blockchain Consensus Mechanisms: A Primer for Supervisors
Bitcoin block rewards fell from 12.5 Bitcoins to 6.25 Bitcoins in May 2020.
BigTech in Financial Services: Regulatory Approaches and Architecture
BigTech firms invested over $2 billion in fintech companies in 2020, with Alphabet generating 23 fintech investments alone.
Keeping Pace with Change: Fintech and the Evolution of Commercial Law
Fintech Note 2022/001 provides guidance on modernizing commercial law frameworks to accommodate technological innovation while mitigating legal risks.
Distributed Ledger Technology Experiments in Payments and Settlements
Central banks in Brazil, Canada, the Euro Area/Japan, Singapore, South Africa, and Thailand have conducted large-value interbank payment DLT experiments.
Swiss Venture Capital Report 2020
In 2019, almost CHF 2.3 billion was invested in 266 Swiss start-ups, representing an 85.5% increase compared with the previous year.
Institutional Arrangements for Fintech Regulation and Supervision
The IMF note examines the institutional frameworks for fintech regulation and supervision across 10 selected jurisdictions.
Swiss Venture Capital Report 2018
Total venture capital investment in Swiss start-ups reached CHF 937.7 million in 2017 across 175 financing rounds.
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Switzerland's financial sector employs over 200,000 people and generates nearly ten per cent of the country's gross domestic product.