1、 PROJECT JURA Cross-border settlement using wholesale CBDC Project Jura2 FOREWORD Project Jura was conducted by the Banque de France, the BIS Innovation Hub and the Swiss National Bank in collaboration with a group of private sector firms based on an open call for applications. It is part of a serie
2、s of wholesale CBDC experiments initiated by the Banque de France in2020 and continues the experimentation conducted by the Swiss National Bankand the BIS Innovation Hub under Project Helvetia. “With the great success of Jura, the wholesale CBDC experiment programme launched by the Banque de France
3、in 2020 is now completed. Jura demonstrates how wholesale CBDC can optimise crosscurrency and crossborder settlements, which are a key facet of international transactions.” SylvieGoulard, Deputy Governor, Banque de France “Project Jura confirms that a well designed wholesale CBDC can play a critical
4、 role as a safe and neutral settlement asset for international financial transactions. It also demonstrates how central banks and the private sector can work together across borders to foster innovation.” Benot Cur, Head, BIS Innovation Hub “As a small open economy, Switzerland requires efficient an
5、d robust crossborder payment and settlement arrangements. Project Jura explores how distributed ledger technology can be successfully leveraged to map out how futureproof crossborder settlement between financial institutions could look like.” Andra M Maechler, Member of the Governing Board, Swiss Na
6、tional Bank Project Jura3 REMARKS FROM THE PRIVATE SECTOR CONSORTIUM Accenture, Credit Suisse, Natixis, R3, SDX and UBS with support from Heuking, Linklaters and OCTO Technology are proud to have participated in Project Jura together with the Banque de France, BIS Innovation Hub and the Swiss Nation