
Central Bank Digital Currency
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6 May, 2023
Retail CBDCs could open a can of worms for central banks: IMF director
Unlike wholesale CBDCs, which can be put in place without significant disruptions, retail CBDCs are more risky and could threaten...
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6 May, 2023
Visa unveils blockchain-backed CBDC project for Brazilian farmers
Farmers appear to be the target market of Visa’s new CBDC project, noting that they contribute a large chunk of...
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4 May, 2023
Mauritius to launch CBDC pilot after 3 years’ exploration
The CBDC pilot initiative, set in November, will use a two-tier distribution model to avoid a disruption in the financial...
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3 May, 2023
European regulators mull digital euro, MiCA and stablecoins in new report
While the digital euro will boost financial inclusion, it has the risk of bank disintermediation; regulators say as they called...
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30 April, 2023
Digital euro users want P2P payments, budget management, and QR codes: study
Commissioned by the ECB, the study also found that users want offline payments and programmability, with the underbanked most needing...
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28 April, 2023
China moves forward with CBDC cross-border payment experiments
As downloads and usage of digital yuan wane, China bares new plans to promote its CBDC by using it in...