Expectations for faster payments are rising, thanks to increased banking innovation and accelerated eCommerce adoption. As the United States readies for the Federal Reserve’s FedNow Service rollout, the speed...
Sweden’s central bank, Riksbank, has published a report on the results of the third phase of its central bank digital currency (CBDC) experiments, focusing on governance and programmability issues....
CoinDesk Indices, a CoinDesk subsidiary, and crypto exchange Luno have joined together to start “Luno Large Cap Bundle” to help customers in South Africa access crypto investment bundles, making...
Public sector digitalization is not a new idea for governments around the world, and many countries have made significant progress already. But as people and businesses increasingly adopt and...
Nigerian fintech unicorn Flutterwave is at the center of yet another financial scandal, and this time, it’s dragging down digital asset traders in Africa’s largest Bitcoin market according to coingeek.com...
The M-PESA CEO, Sitoyo Lopokoiyit, has revealed that the mobile money giant will be looking to cooperate with the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) in its journey of rolling...
The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) will soon launch a new payment service called PayShap to accelerate the country’s shift to a cashless society. The rapid payment programme (RPP)...
A legislative proposal from Florida Gov. (and possible Republican U.S. presidential candidate) Ron DeSantis would prohibit the use of a national central bank digital currency (CBDC) as money within...
BOSTON – March 12, 2023 – Following the joint announcement by U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and U.S. prudential regulators, all depositors with Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank,...
A tokenized version of the digital real, the Brazilian central bank digital currency (CBDC), has passed a public blockchain pilot test successfully. The test, which was carried out by...