
Bank of Japan
Digital yen will take years, ex-Bank of Japan executive says
Hiromi Yamaoka, the former head of payment and settlement systems at the central bank, said the Bank of Japan still...
Bank of Japan says ‘no single CBDC to dominate global finance’
The Japanese central bank is closely monitoring regional and global counterparts in their progress on CBDCs, according to Kazushige Kamiyama.
Bank of Japan publishes a CBDC report, to start pilot programs in 2021
The Bank of Japan believes that there’s a possibility of a surge in public demand for a CBDC, considering the...
Bank of Japan top economist to lead digital yen initiative
Kazushige Kamiyama has been appointed to head Bank of Japan’s payments and settlement department.
Digital yen ‘now top priority’ for Bank of Japan
Bank of Japan has been experimenting with a central bank digital currency, although it is yet to officially develop a...
Japan steps up interest in CBDC, includes it in official economic plan
Japan’s interest in a digital yen went up a notch after the government included it in its official economic plan....