Central Bank Digital Currency

India’s IndusInd Bank executes programmable CBDC pilot with farmers
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30 April, 2024

India’s IndusInd Bank executes programmable CBDC pilot with farmers

The pilot project will be executed as an alternate form of CBDC where the bank can program the end use...
Mauritania commissions Germany’s G+D to design CBDC
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29 April, 2024

Mauritania commissions Germany’s G+D to design CBDC

The prospective CBDC, called the digital ouguiya, will “advance the digital transformation” and boost financial inclusion in Mauritania, the central...
South Africa’s digital payments roadmap includes CBDC, stablecoins
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28 April, 2024

South Africa’s digital payments roadmap includes CBDC, stablecoins

South Africa is marching toward Vision 2025 payments digitalization, with the central bank identifying stablecoins and a retail CBDC as...
BRICS countries consider blockchain-based stablecoin settlements
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25 April, 2024

BRICS countries consider blockchain-based stablecoin settlements

The U.S. dollar could face an enormous challenge as the BRICS alliance eyes the use of stablecoins for settlements in...
Thai CBDC pilot succeeds, but no plans to create one
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25 April, 2024

Thai CBDC pilot succeeds, but no plans to create one

Thailand sees central bank digital currency as a tool that could promote innovation but argues that it is in no...
Germany’s central bank partners with MIT on digital euro privacy research
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24 April, 2024

Germany’s central bank partners with MIT on digital euro privacy research

Germany is MIT’s fourth central bank partner in a study that will focus on the digital euro, although Bundesbank has...
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