Tag: CBDC
Bank of England launches discussion paper on “ambitious agenda” for UK’s payments landscape
Bank of England Discussion Paper on Payments Innovation
Key Points:Objective:The Bank of England (BoE) has released a discussion...
ECB publishes progress update on digital euro preparation phase
ECB Digital Euro Progress Report: Key PointsPreparation Phase Progress:The ECB's digital euro preparation phase has been underway...
Central Bank of Mauritania partners Giesecke+Devrient for CBDC exploration
Partnership Announcement:The Central Bank of Mauritania (Banque Centrale de Mauritanie) has announced a joint project with German...
Banco de España announces partners for wholesale CBDC trials
CBDC Trials in Spain:Banco de España, Spain's central bank, has awarded contracts for a six-month pilot project...
ICYMI fintech funding round-up: Nearpay, Supra, Hyperplane and Pave Bank
Nearpay's Series A Funding:Saudi fintech Nearpay secures $14 million in Series A funding.
Sanabil Investments leads the...
UK’s Kodelab to provide lending tech for HKMA CBDC pilot with Ripple and Fubon Bank
Ripple and Taiwan’s Fubon Bank choose UK consultancy Kodelab for CBDC pilot with HKMA
Pilot aims to integrate...
Eurasian Bank launches Digital Tenge Card in preparation for Kazakhstan’s CBDC
Eurasian Bank collaborates with Mastercard to launch Digital Tenge Card, facilitating purchases with Kazakhstan’s central bank digital currency...
National Bank of Georgia taps Ripple for CBDC pilot
The National Bank of Georgia selected Ripple as its technology partner for a digital lari pilot project.
Georgia's...
ECB’s digital euro project to enter preparation phase from next month
The European Central Bank (ECB) is entering the "preparation phase" of its digital euro project on November 1,...
Demystify Podcast: Demystifying DeFi with U-Zyn Chua, CTO and co-founder of Cake Group
U-Zyn Chua, CTO and co-founder of Cake Group, guest on Demystify Podcast.
Involved in cryptocurrency since 2009, starting...
Project Mariana successfully completes cross-border settlement of wholesale CBDCs
Project Mariana successfully tested cross-border settlement capabilities of wholesale central bank digital currencies (wCBDCs) across major global markets.
FactsProject...
Swift can facilitate tokenised asset transfers between different blockchains, new experiments confirm
Swift successfully conducted experiments to transfer tokenized assets between various public and business blockchains, addressing interoperability challenges.
FactsSwift facilitated...