China’s largest messaging app says it will begin accepting the country’s digital yuan. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today....
As central banks examine digital currencies (CBDCs) and the private sector delves ever further into stablecoins, convergence and collaboration may be overarching themes of 2022 and beyond. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...
Defense, it is said, is the best offense. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this form, you...
The Bank of Mexico wants to have its own digital currency circulating sometime in the next two years, in an effort to foster financial inclusion in a cash-heavy country, according to published reports. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...
The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) recently wrapped up the pilot of its central bank digital currency (CBDC) and says it’s on track for a nationwide rollout in the first quarter of 2022, according to a Cointelegraph report Monday (Jan. 3). Get the Full Story Complete...
If you look deeper at the news of India’s central bank accepting a “basic” digital rupee as “a safe, robust, and convenient alternative to physical cash,” something jumps out of the “Report on Trends and Progress of Banking in India 2020-21,” released on Tuesday (Dec....
Central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) could ultimately mean good things for the crypto industry, the CEO of the crypto exchange Binance said Tuesday (Dec. 21). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...
The Banque de France announced Thursday (Dec. 16) that it has successfully finished the first stage of its plan to create a wholesale central bank digital currency (CBDC). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...
The Ukrainian commercial bank TASCOMBANK is working with the FinTech Bitt to issue an electronic hryvnia — the country’s national currency — on the Stellar network. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...
