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10:59am, 4th September, 2023

Former MAS chair who called crypto 'highly risky' wins Singapore's presidential race

Tharman Shanmugaratnam has served as Singapore's finance minister and the head of the country's financial regulator during his time in government.

NY Fed and MAS publish joint CBDC cross-border payment project results

2:35pm, 19th May, 2023

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NY Fed and MAS publish joint CBDC cross-border payment project results

The researchers built on their separate projects to demonstrate cross-border payments using illiquid currencies with an intermediate “vehicle” currency.

New York Fed collaborates with Singapore MAS to explore CBDCs

6:35am, 11th November, 2022

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New York Fed collaborates with Singapore MAS to explore CBDCs

A joint effort is aimed at assessing the possible use of wholesale central bank digital currencies in cross-border transactions.

Singapore’s MAS says no urgent case for retail CBDC, but launches 4 fast trials of it

4:04pm, 31st October, 2022

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Singapore’s MAS says no urgent case for retail CBDC, but launches 4 fast trials of it

The Monetary Authority of Singapore will trial a retail central bank digital currency in various contexts at a fintech event, despite the electronic payment options already available.