
Central Bank Digital Currency
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5 January, 2024
Indonesia’s central bank eye CBDC trial for 2024
Bank Indonesia's plans for its central bank digital currency, the digital rupiah, will focus on wholesale interbank settlement using blockchain...
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4 January, 2024
Eastern Caribbean Central Bank prepares for commercial deployment of CBDC
Following a lengthy pilot of its state-backed digital currency, the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank is preparing for the commercial deployment...
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3 January, 2024
eNaira low adoption pushes Nigerian banks to develop stablecoin
The cNGN stablecoin will not be a substitute to eNaira, which recorded dismal adoption figures since its inception, but would...
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31 December, 2023
Norway’s fifth round of CBDC trials focuses on wholesale aspects
In a 20-page report, the Norges Bank said the likelihood of conducting retail central bank digital currency experiments could be...
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30 December, 2023
Bakong’s adoption rate surges as Cambodia strikes more partnership deals
Cambodia's Bakong hits an estimated 60% adoption rate as the National Bank of Cambodia expands its collaboration with global financial...
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30 December, 2023
Chinese state-owned entities settle $14M cross-border gold trade with digital yuan
Other participants include the Shanghai Financial Exchange International Board and the Bank of China (Hong Kong), with participants pledging increased...