A new report by the Central Bank of Canada discuss the payment habits of Canadians both in the current payment environment and in a hypothetical cashless environment. We also...
Paris, 21 July 202 The Banque de France shares lessons from its wholesale CBDC experiments using distributed ledger technologies (DLTs).Following the publication of an initial report in 20211 ,...
The European Central Bank (ECB) published today the findings of its commissioned research on citizens’ payment habits and their attitudes towards digital payments in order to gain a deeper...
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority is entering a new phase of experimentation with the digital Hong Kong dollar, but is yet to determine if the state should provide digital...
The Bank of England (BoE) has announced the extension of its public consultation for a central bank digital currency (CBDC) following an omission of a question regarding non-residents. In...
The global central banking community is actively exploring Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs), which may have a fundamental impact on both domestic and international economic and financial stability. Over...
Authored by Alasdair Macleod via GoldMoney.com There has been much comment over the likelihood that central bank digital currencies will be introduced. I conclude they are unnecessary — a...
The Bank of Canada has been conducting research to determine under what conditions a CBDC would be necessary and which design features would be relevant for Canadians with diverse...
According to the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), a retail central bank digital currency (CBDC) is a broadly available general purpose digital payment instrument, denominated in the jurisdiction’s unit...
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) today launched Ubin+, an expanded collaboration with international partners on cross-border foreign exchange (FX) settlement using wholesale central bank digital currency (CBDC). Ubin+...