
Central Bank Digital Currency
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24 June, 2022
Japan’s Soramitsu to conduct CBDC feasibility study for the Philippines and Vietnam
According to Nikkei, the two countries are revamping their CBDCs efforts in response to the growing popularity of Chinese payments...
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22 June, 2022
Philippines: Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas pushing through with CBDC experiment
A management team has been put to take on the initiative, with Deputy Gov. Mamerto Tangonan as project lead, Edna...
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21 June, 2022
Israel central bank teams up with Hong Kong to test retail digital currency
Bank of Israel partnered with the Hong Kong Monetary Authority and the Bank for International Settlements to test the feasibility...
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20 June, 2022
Digital euro issuance would be capped at €1.5T, ECB’s Fabio Panetta says
Fabio Panetta says that this would limit the risk of disintermediation of the banking system should the majority of people...
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19 June, 2022
Nigeria’s eNaira now available via USSD to boost adoption and financial inclusion
The central bank believes that making the eNaira available to feature phone users will boost uptake, although some are skeptical...
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19 June, 2022
Bangladesh exploring CBDC as an alternative to ‘risky’ private digital currencies
Minister of Finance AHM Mustafa Kamal revealed that the primary purpose of the CBDC will be to facilitate virtual transactions...