Central Bank Digital Currency

Digital pound presents new payment frontier, but UK doesn’t have CBDC expertise yet: BoE
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4 March, 2023

Digital pound presents new payment frontier, but UK doesn’t have CBDC expertise yet: BoE

Bank of England Deputy Gov. Jon Cunliffe told lawmakers a digital pound would make it easier for U.K. residents to...
Bank of Canada experiments with offline CBDC payments
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4 March, 2023

Bank of Canada experiments with offline CBDC payments

Bank of Canada claims that an offline central bank digital currency will allow users to transfer digital Canadian dollars without...
Reserve Bank of India: CBDC will not replace other payment methods despite initial successes
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3 March, 2023

Reserve Bank of India: CBDC will not replace other payment methods despite initial successes

RBI's Deputy Governor Rabi Sankar assured that existing payment services in India will remain and that exploring use cases of...
Jordan moves closer to retail CBDC launch with assistance from IMF
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2 March, 2023

Jordan moves closer to retail CBDC launch with assistance from IMF

While Jordan's retail payment space is flourishing, the IMF says various barriers prevent customers from using digital payments, and launching...
Nigeria’s central bank on hunt for new tech partners in bid to fix ‘broken’ CBDC
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24 February, 2023

Nigeria’s central bank on hunt for new tech partners in bid to fix ‘broken’ CBDC

To salvage its ailing central bank digital currency project, the Central Bank of Nigeria seeks new partnerships to help innovate...
Bank of Russia to pilot digital ruble with real transactions in April
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24 February, 2023

Bank of Russia to pilot digital ruble with real transactions in April

For the first time, Russia will move ahead with its central bank digital currency pilot program involving 13 banks and...