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Project Leonidas update: Italian banks complete wholesale CBDC trial
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16 June, 2024

Project Leonidas update: Italian banks complete wholesale CBDC trial

The Italian Banking Association trialed a wholesale CBDC issuance within a DLT environment, with atomicity, transparency and traceability as the...
HSBC extends digital yuan services for corporate clients, eyes new use cases
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16 June, 2024

HSBC extends digital yuan services for corporate clients, eyes new use cases

With talks of the commercial rollout of the digital yuan just around the corner, HSBC has started offering corporate clients...
Alibaba’s updated Tongyi Qianwen AI model to rival offerings from Meta, OpenAI
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16 June, 2024

Alibaba’s updated Tongyi Qianwen AI model to rival offerings from Meta, OpenAI

In terms of capabilities, Qwen2 could challenge existing AI models developed by tech giants OpenAI and Meta, with features such...
Reserve Bank of India plans ‘intelligence platform’ to curb digital payments fraud
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15 June, 2024

Reserve Bank of India plans ‘intelligence platform’ to curb digital payments fraud

As more transactions are done online, the risk of fraudulent activities increases, forcing the Reserve Bank of India to set...
Intel, African Development Bank to train millions in AI
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15 June, 2024

Intel, African Development Bank to train millions in AI

Intel has joined hands with the AfDB to train three million Africans and 30,000 government officials in AI, as the...
Russia to start using CBDC for international payments in 2025
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15 June, 2024

Russia to start using CBDC for international payments in 2025

Influential legislator Anatoly Aksakov says CBDC payments will be the norm in the next five years, and Russia will be...
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