Project Jura - Cross-border settlement using wholesale CBDC

Joint report by the BIS Innovation Hub, Bank of France and Swiss National Bank

Jura explores the direct transfer of euro and Swiss franc wholesale central bank digital currencies (wCBDCs) between French and Swiss commercial banks on a single DLT platform operated by a third party. Tokenised asset and foreign exchange trades are settled safely and efficiently using payment versus payment (PvP) and delivery versus payment (DvP) mechanisms. The experiment is conducted in a near-real setting, using real-value transactions and complying with current regulatory requirements.