Banque de France


Policy

ECB's Villeroy Says U.S. Crypto Support Could Trigger Next Financial Emergency

The U.S. "risks sinning through negligence," Villeroy said in an interview with French newspaper La Tribune Dimanche

 Banque de France's Governor François Villeroy de Galhau (Image via Wikimedia Commons)

Policy

Wholesale CBDC Would Improve Cross-Border Payments, French Central Bank Tests Show

Banque de France said it ran multiple experiments to test central bank digital currencies for wholesale payments, issued "directly on" distributed ledger technology.

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Policy

France Starts Second Stage of Wholesale CBDC Experiments, Central Bank Governor Says

Banque de France head François Villeroy de Galhau said the work ensures that France stands ready to bring central bank money as a settlement asset as early as 2023.

Banque de France head François Villeroy de Galhau (Horacio Villalobos/Getty Images)

Policy

French Central Bank Completes First Stage of Its CBDC Experiments

The final stage of the first tranche of experiments consisted of the issuance of a digital bond on a blockchain with settlement in CBDC.

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Policy

Banque de France Calls for Further Examination of Wholesale CBDCs

A wholesale CBDC would be of benefit to cross-border payments, the bank concluded.

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Finance

France Tests CBDC Flows With Singapore Using Automated Liquidity Pool

Running on JPMorgan’s Onyx blockchain, it was the first cross-border CBDC transaction to use automated-market-making smart contracts.

The Bank of France is one of Europe's leading voices on CBDCs.

Markets

Banque de France Extends Wholesale CBDC Experiment

The French central bank used a CBDC to simulate the settlement of securities trading.

The Bank of France is one of Europe's leading voices on CBDCs.

Markets

French Central Bank Trials Digital Currency for Interbank Settlement

The pilot involved the settlement on a private blockchain of around €2 million.

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Policy

French Central Bank Chief Eyes Public-Private Partnership for Possible Digital Euro

The governor of the Banque de France said private-sector involvement could benefit a future digital euro initiative.

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Policy

French Central Bank Puts Out Call for Digital Currency Experiments

France's central bank is calling for digital currency proposals with an experiment that moves it to the front of Europe's CBDC debate.

 Banque de France's Governor François Villeroy de Galhau (Image via Wikimedia Commons)

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