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Wholesale Central Bank Digital Currency (wCBDC) Pilot on SIX Digital Exchange to Continue Over Next Two Years

The wCBDC pilot on SIX Digital Exchange will continue over the next two years. The Swiss National Bank (SNB) announced the continuation of the Helvetia Pilot focusing on tokenized securities settlement on SIX Digital Exchange (SDX) in Swiss franc digital central bank money for financial… Read More

Switzerland: PostFinance Increases Interest Rate on Retirement Savings Account

The Swiss National Bank (SNB) announced today that it is not currently making any changes to the policy rate. However, PostFinance is continuing to “enable its customers to participate in the positive interest rate environment and is increasing the interest rate on the retirement savings… Read More

CBDCs: Swiss National Bank (SNB) to Introduce Virtual Currency Pilot Program

The Swiss National Bank (SNB) will reportedly be issuing a wholesale central bank digital currency (CBDC) on Switzerland’s SIX digital exchange as part of a pilot program, the central bank’s chairperson revealed at a recent conference that took place in Zurich on Monday (June 26,… Read More

The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority, Swiss National Bank Issue Statement on Market Uncertainty, Credit Suisse

The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) and the Swiss National Bank (SNB) have issued a joint statement on “market uncertainty.” The statement follows the rapid decline in the share value of Credit Suisse (NYSE:CS). The global bank is viewed as the worst home in… Read More

Project Helvetia: Swiss National Bank, Along with SIX and BIS, Test CBDC Settlement

The Swiss National Bank (SNB) has successfully tested wholesale CBCD [central bank digital currency] settlement in a partnership with the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) and SIX (parent of the Swiss Stock Exchange). The test was completed during Q4 2021. The project utilized SDX, the… Read More

CBDCs Report: Switzerland May Want to Seriously Consider Central Bank Digital Currency Projects to Remain Competitive

At a time when reserve banks across the globe are increasingly focusing on their digital currency initiatives, Switzerland’s apparent lack of interest in seriously looking into central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) might make the leading European economy less competitive. This, according to a recent analysis… Read More

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