
Central Bank Digital Currency
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21 January, 2022
70% of Jamaicans will be using CBDC within five years, prime minister says
Prime Minister Andrew Holness believes that the CBDC, expected to debut in Q1 2022, will reduce banking costs and boost...
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20 January, 2022
Swiss central bank completes pilot for CBDC settlement with commercial banks
The Swiss bank partnered with the BIS, SIX stock exchange and five commercial banks, including UBS, Citi, and Credit Suisse,...
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13 January, 2022
India’s central bank sets up fintech department to oversee CBDC development
The department will promote innovation and aid policy interventions by the central bank while also overseeing the advancement of a...
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7 January, 2022
More investments in digital assets expected as German legislation encourages interest from DACH investment funds
Scientists from MINDSMITH, OnGrid System, DEKIS, and Tiger.Trade carried out a study regarding investment funds, digital assets, and DeFi solutions,...
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6 January, 2022
Bank of Jamaica completes CBDC pilot, schedules Q1 2022 national rollout
The Bank of Jamaica first announced it was testing a prototype of the Jamaican dollar and kicked off the pilot...
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6 January, 2022
China’s digital yuan wallet launches on app stores for 11 select cities
The wallet is available for users in Shenzhen, Shanghai, Chengdu, Qingdao, Suzhou and six other cities, as well as those...