Wholesale CBDC
Lugano settles second digital bond using wholesale CBDCs
Valued at $114 million, Lugano's native digital bond will rely on Switzerland's experimental central bank digital currency for settlements.
Philippines eyes wholesale CBDC in 2 years; retail version out of the picture
The Philippine central bank said it would not develop a retail central bank digital currency, and the wholesale CBDC will...
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...
Bank of Korea eyes wholesale CBDC, tokenized deposits with LG CNS
Bank of Korea is collaborating with LG CNS to develop a CBDC system for tokenized deposits, utilizing LG CNS's expertise,...
Switzerland’s central bank launches wholesale CBDC pilot with UBS, commercial banks
The pilot, dubbed Helvetia Phase III, builds upon two previous studies with collaborations from the Bank for International Settlements and...
BIS releases details for widely anticipated Project mBridge ahead of MVP
Project mBridge is inching forward to launching an MVP in 2024, and to achieve this, the Bank for International Settlements...
