Sellers will be able to charge different prices to consumers based on the card they use London (UK) – 26 March 2024 – FT – Visa and Mastercard on...
The Philippines expects to put in place within the next two years a central bank digital currency (CBDC), taking its cue from peer regulators that have developed such digital...
The CBDC Retail (CBDC-R) pilot currently enables Person to Person (P2P) and Person to Merchant (P2M) transactions. It is now proposed to enable additional functionalities of programmability and offline...
Date : Tuesday, February 27, 2024 Time : 2pm GMT | 9am ET | 5pm EAT Despite its proven benefits, take-up and continued usage of digital financial services...
In a new report by the Central Bank of Canada, entitled Central Bank Digital Currency and Banking Choices, quantifies the impact of a CBDC on banks in the deposit...
Kenya’s attempt to regulate the rapidly growing field of artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics through the 2023 Robotics and AI Society Bill has encountered fierce resistance from industry stakeholders....
Central bank digital currencies are becoming more politicized globally, “but in the U.S. they seem to be ‘hyper-politicized.’” It’s only since Facebook announced its Libra stablecoin back in 2019...
Currently, many CBDC technology projects seem to duplicate past work or conduct work without clear goals, even as key technology questions remain unanswered. How can central banks investigate CBDC...
Martin C W Walker In October 2020, the Bahamas launched its central bank digital currency (CBDC), called the “sand dollar”. The sand dollar project has been greatly praised, described by...
Martin C W Walker The physical cash issued by central banks is one of the most private forms of money, but most central banks are looking at the feasibility of...