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Riksbank weighs moving forward with e-krone CBDC
The Riksbank is investigating whether it is possible to issue a digital complement to cash, a so-called e-krona. Just like cash, the e-krona would be issued by the Riksbank and... read more
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Long Read: Are central banks going off the idea of CBDC?
The Federal Reserve recently requested comment on a discussion paper describing the potential benefits and costs of issuing a CBDC. The paper is not the ringing endorsement of the concept... read more
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What will the metaverse mean for digital commerce?
Following the 28 October 2021 announcement that Facebook will be renamed ‘Meta’, the term ‘metaverse’ has truly come out from the back room, where the gamer is consumed by games such... read more
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Digital ID infrastructure is key as payments become transparent
Remote and contactless payments popularity with consumers grew during the pandemic, which is prompting the need for a robust digital identity infrastructure in the Payments 4.X era.1 In the connected... read more
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Digital & Card Payment Yearbooks: Cards – past their peak?
The 2021-2022 Digital and Card Payment Yearbooks from Payments Cards & Mobile suggest payment card use may be starting to decline, to be replaced by digital wallets, direct-to-account payments and... read more
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