A survey of the continent’s central banks indicates that there is optimism about greater efficiency and inclusion. However, several drawbacks remain. Nigeria already has an operational retail CBDC. Mobile money ...
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) together with four central banks has now completed a successful pilot of the use of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) by commercial banks for ...
On October 26, New Zealand's central bank said that it plans to reduce its exposure to bonds from countries like Australia that have a higher carbon footprint. In that announcement, ...
In case the US is not yet ready for central bank digital currency (CBDC), it will remain on the sidelines of financial and tech innovations. In this world of CBDC, ...
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) may start preliminary central bank digital currency (CBDC) pilot tests before the end of the year. India’s central bank is carefully considering the merits ...
The European Central Bank (ECB)’s chief Christine Lagarde spoke positively about stablecoins and blockchain technology in her first press conference. Lagarde spoke about being “ahead of the curve” in terms ...
