
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan uses programmable CBDC to pay for railway to China
The National Bank of Kazakhstan is utilizing the programmable digital tenge to pay contractors who completed the required tasks on...
China strikes deal with Kazakhstan on cross-border CBDC
With an ambition to transform the cross-border payments ecosystem, China partners with Kazakhstan in exploring CBDCs, which comes at the...
CBDCs can improve cross-border payments, financial inclusion in the Middle East: IMF
IMF says Middle Eastern and Central Asian countries can significantly benefit from CBDCs but urges caution as they come with...
Kazakhstan sets up new committee to spearhead AI advancements
With artificial intelligence’s growing popularity, Kazakhstan established a new committee whose key role revolves around the development and implementation of...
Kazakhstan-based firm explores blockchain for IP protection
Future NFT Technology Limited established its copyright protection platform in 2023 and, since then, received hundreds of copyright registrations in...
Digital tenge pilot was a success: Kazakhstan central bank
The digital tenge pilot launched a month ago and, in that time, it has been used to make retail payments...