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Visa launch CBDC solution that targets central banks
Visa has announced plans to offer central banks and financial institutions a central bank digital currency (CBDC) offering in Q2...
Project Helvetia successfully tests wholesale CBDC settlement with banks
Project Helvetia, a joint initiative between The Bank for International Settlements’ Innovation Hub (BISIH) Swiss Centre, the Swiss National Bank...
People’s Bank of China launches Android and iOS wallet apps for digital yuan
People’s Bank of China’s (PBOC) has released a pilot versions of its e-CNY, digital yuan wallet application on app stores...
BdF, SNB and BIS complete Project Jura cross-border wCBDC experiment
Banque de France (BdF), Swiss National Bank (SNB) and Bank for International Settlements’ (BIS) Innovation Hub have successfully completed Project Jura, an experiment in cross-border wholesale...
UK CBDC – Threat or Opportunity for payments industry?
The transition to electronic money continues at pace and has been accelerated by Covid-19. The Bank of England (the Bank)...
Japanese mega consortium set to test Yen based digital currency
A consortium of 70 Japanese firms, including the country’s three largest banks, says it will aim to launch a yen-based...
ECB: Central Bank Digital Currencies will be legal tender
Central Bank Digital Currencies issued by major central banks will become legal tender in their jurisdictions, this may sound completely...
CBDCs and Big Tech present opportunity for banks to embrace crypto
Cypherium and Boston Consulting Group (BCG) have released a joint white paper finding that banks should potentially embrace crypto payments...