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CBDC News - Page 26
Mastercard Launches Prepaid Card Linked to Bahamas Sand Dollar CBDC
By Godfrey Benjamin
February 18th, 2021
Mastercard is a leading force in today’s digital payment ecosystem as the firm helps to drive the development of CBDCs beyond the issuance of prepaid cards.
China’s DCEP Project Must Outpace Payment Giants Before Aiming at US Dollar
By Godfrey Benjamin
February 17th, 2021
The intermediaries and wallets that will have direct involvement in issuing the digital yuan will be highly regulated, giving an extra level of confidence to users.
PayPal Reveals Plans to Become CBDC Distributor
By Darya Rudz
February 12th, 2021
With PayPal being a CBDC distributor, more customers would be interested in its products, especially those related to crypto.
China Issues $1.5M in Digital Yuan Trial as Lunar New Year Approaches
By Ibukun Ogundare
February 8th, 2021
According to Chinese media calculations, the digital yuan trials now total about 110 million yuan.
India Likely to Introduce Law to Ban Private Cryptos, Mulls Option for Digital Rupee
By Bhushan Akolkar
February 1st, 2021
The Indian government is reportedly considering a law to ban the use of private cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin. However, the government still seems keen on the use of crypto technology.
BIS Survey: Central Banks Could Issue Digital Currencies in 3 Years
By Oluwapelumi Adejumo
January 28th, 2021
Many of the banks looking to implement CBDC projects are doing so with the hope that a digital asset will complement their physical fiat currency.
Big Cities in China Plan to Conduct More Pilot Testing of CBDC in 2021
By Ibukun Ogundare
January 25th, 2021
Shanghai Mayor Gong Zheng also declared the city’s support for the development of the digital yuan.
BIS to Doubles Down on Its Digital Currency Drive with CBDC Settlement PoCs
By Godfrey Benjamin
January 22nd, 2021
The CBDC settlement project aims to develop a number of solutions bordering on the workability of CBDCs under cross-border scenarios.
Bank of France Unveils Results of Its CBDC Pilot Testing for Interbank Settlements
By Bhushan Akolkar
January 20th, 2021
The French central bank leveraged the private blockchain platform developed by UK blockchain startup SETL. It also used smart contracts for the issuance and circulation of the CBDC tokens.
Ukraine to Develop CBDC on Stellar Blockchain Network
By Mercy Tukiya Mutanya
January 5th, 2021
Ukraine is one of the countries that are now progressing in exploring the possibility of virtual assets and Central Bank digital currency.
Shenzhen Residents to Participate in Another Digital Yuan Lottery Draw Worth 20M Yuan
By Steve Muchoki
January 4th, 2021
The Chinese digital yuan is expected to be the first among other global central bank currencies to enter the public space.
Japan to Launch Feasibility Study into CBDC
By Mercy Tukiya Mutanya
December 25th, 2020
A report by the Bank of Japan indicates that to be prepared in case of the great need for a CBDC, the bank will launch a feasibility study.
ABI Begins Experiments with Digital Euro on Distributed Ledger Technology
By Ibukun Ogundare
December 23rd, 2020
Months ago, the ABI announced that Italian financial institutions are ready to commit to the CBDC project.
Fintech Startup EMTECH Launches Platform to Help CBDC Development
By Godfrey Benjamin
December 17th, 2020
The EMTECH Modern Central Bank Sandbox™ will provide its innovative solutions with backing from the cloud services giant Microsoft Corporation in its attempt to deploy the pilots in the coming months.
China to Test Tap Payments for Its CBDC This Friday
By Steven Msoh
December 7th, 2020
The decision to conduct the trial this weekend is strategic as it coincides with Double 12 (December 12th), a day when retailers offer steep discounts.