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Banque De France, Swiss National Bank and BIS enter CBDC trial
The Banque de France, Swiss National Bank and the BIS Innovation Hub have announced they will trial a wholesale central bank digital currency (CBDC). The trial aims to use the digital Swiss... read more
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Cashless transaction volumes will more than double by 2030
The financial services industry is in the midst of a significant transformation, accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic. And given the key role digitisation plays in the financial lives of more and... read more
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Another week – another Central Bank CBDC feasibility test
The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) has announced it will explore the feasibility of a general purpose or retail central bank digital currency (CBDC). South Africa was one of the... read more
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CBDC: How seriously should we take the Dollar Vs Yuan supremacy story
Recently, several commentators have identified a potential Chinese central bank digital currency as a serious economic and national security threat to the United States and chastised the US government for... read more
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Report: Opportunities and challenges of CBDC for international payments
The emergence of central bank digital currencies (CBDC) is gathering speed, with more than half of the world’s central banks actively considering their introduction. The reasons are varied: to compensate... read more
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