
Central Bank Digital Currency
Digital pound likely this decade, but don’t call it ‘Britcoin’
The U.K. Treasury and the central bank say that the digital pound would give the country a new digital payments...
Laos climbs aboard CBDC train via partnership with Japan’s Soramitsu
The proof-of-concept plan dubbed "Digital Lao Kip (DLak)" will explore the possibilities of a retail central bank digital currency existing...
Lunar New Year sees $26M in digital yuan given out to trigger CBDC adoption: report
Regional Chinese governments have handed out over 180 million yuan ($26.5 million) during the Chinese Lunar New Year, aiming to...
India: Reliance Retail to accept CBDC payments soon—here’s all you need to know
V Subramaniam, Director of Reliance Retail, said that accepting digital currency at their stores aligns "with the company's strategic vision...
China’s Communist Party sets ambitious goals for the digital yuan in 2023
Officials of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in Suzhou are eyeing a massive usage spike of the digital yuan in...
BIS invites applications for next phase of UK CBDC API project
The Bank for International Settlements has been working with the Bank of England on Project Rosalind and wants payment providers...