HomeNewsMDBC

  • Groundbreaking Experimentation of DLT Settlement in Central Bank Money by IZNES with the European Central Bank and Banque de France

    • December 23, 2024
    • Posted by: IZNES
    • Categories: Innovation, International, MDBC, Press Release, Uncategorized
    No Comments

    IZNES, collaborating with the Eurosystem comprising the European Central Bank and the Banque de France, has completed a groundbreaking experiment showcasing the potential of wholesale Central Bank Money (CeBM) on interoperable blockchains. Leveraging innovative Hash Time Locked Contracts (HTLC), this initiative demonstrated secure, efficient Delivery versus Payment (DVP) transactions across blockchain platforms like DL3S, IZNES, and Societe Generale-FORGE. Stakeholders included AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM), BNP Paribas, Generali, OFI Invest Asset Management, Societe Generale. The experiment not only highlights the seamless interoperability of blockchains but also underscores the immense potential of digital cash tokens to revolutionize financial operations by enhancing security, reducing settlement times, and cutting costs, setting a new benchmark for the future of financial markets.
    #central-bank #cbdc #innovation #blockchain #asset-management

    read more

  • The Banque de France publishes its report on CBDC (Central Bank Digital Currency) experiments conducted in 2020 and 2021

    • November 18, 2021
    • Posted by: IZNES
    • Categories: MDBC, Press Release
    No Comments
    read more

  • The Banque de France retains 8 service providers to experiment with its digital currency

    • July 24, 2020
    • Posted by: IZNES
    • Categories: Innovation, MDBC
    No Comments

    The Banque de France publishes the list of candidates selected for central bank digital money (MDBC) experiments in interbank settlements. Following the examination of the applications received on May 15 in response to the call for applications launched by the Banque de France, the following 8 applications were selected, in alphabetical order: Accenture, Euroclear, HSBC, Iznes, LiquidShare, ProsperUS, Seba Bank and Société Générale-Forge. This list gives pride of place to the historical heavyweights of finance, even with companies such as Iznes and Liquidshare recently created and whose shareholders are among the traditional banking players.

    read more

  • Securities-related projects at the time of selection

    • May 28, 2020
    • Posted by: IZNES
    • Categories: Innovation, MDBC
    No Comments

    The prospect of unwinding trade with a central bank currency stimulates initiatives in the quest for the right model.
    Boiling point guaranteed for the entire blockchain ecosystem with the call for projects from the Banque de France, which received applications until May 15. "The competition will select up to ten use case experiments using euros issued by the Banque de France via the blockchain for financial exchanges", recalls Thibaud de Lajudie, partner, Ailancy.

    read more