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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’s GCHQ raises fears of China’s digital renminbi project
The UK signals intelligence agency GCHQ has warned that China’s digital renminbi, risks becoming a tool to surveil users and...
Bitcoin mining recovers from Chinese crackdown to reach new highs
Bitcoin mining has jumped close to its all-time high as cryptocurrency miners shift their operations to new countries following the...
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)...
Visa deepens relationship with crypto and launches advisory service
Visa is doubling down on it investments into crypto by launching new consulting and advisory service to help its clients...
ECB approves a new oversight framework for electronic payments
Following a 2020 public consultation, the European Central Bank’s (ECB) Governing Council has approved a new Eurosystem oversight framework for...
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...
Understanding Fiat to cryptocurrency payment gateways
Cryptocurrency is becoming increasingly popular and is now a viable payment method for many businesses. This means that finding a...