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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 obvious but was certainly not to be taken for granted,... read more
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Group of influential Central banks explore what retail CBDC might look like
A group of seven central banks (Bank of Canada, Bank of England, Bank of Japan, European Central Bank, Federal Reserve, Sveriges Riksbank and Swiss National Bank), together with the Bank... read more
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Central Bank digital currencies to spark new era for FinTech 2.0
In a newly released FinTech 2.0 whitepaper, Money20/20 lays out its vision for the next era of FinTech, as we enter the recovery phases of COVID-19. The paper predicts seismic... read more
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Mastercard announces it will allow cryptocurrencies on its network
Hot on the heels of Visa and its recent announcement, Mastercard says it will begin allowing cardholders to transact in certain cryptocurrencies on its network, the latest company to embrace digital... more
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SWIFT and PBoC set up JV for internationalisation of digital yuan
SWIFT has set up a joint venture with the People’s Bank of China (PBoC), China’s central bank and its digital currency research institute and clearing centre, responsible for the digital... more
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