Central Bank Digital Currency
Spain proposes new digital euro
Spain’s ruling Spanish Socialist Party (PSOE) has proposed the creation of a research group to examine how a digital euro...
Singapore central bank launches global challenge for retail CBDC solutions
The Global CBDC Challenge focuses on enhancing the effectiveness of payment and stimulating financial inclusion through the discovery of innovative...
China rolls out digital yuan for subway payments in Beijing, Suzhou
The municipal government of Beijing announced that users of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China digital app would be...
Nigeria CBDC already in development with plans for pilot testing in 2021: report
The West African country has been cracking down on digital currencies for months, but according to one report, it has...
Bank of Israel official confirms digital shekel plans
Andrew Abir said the bank had begun piloting the digital currency, though was keen to downplay suggestions that a wider...
French central bank trials CBDC-based securities settlement
The trial involved using the CBDC to simulate the settlement of listed securities in a test environment. Banque de France...
