About 50 countries are in the development, pilot or launch phase of a central bank digital currency (CBDC), according to Josh Lipsky, senior director at the Atlantic Council’s GeoEconomics Center. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...
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Nigerian lenders have been putting up roadblocks against using the country’s digital currency, concerned about loss of revenue from traditional banking services, Central Bank of Nigeria Governor Godwin Emefiele said Tuesday (July 19). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...
Banks’ fears that a digital dollar would cost them depositors — and even make financial crises more severe — are overblown, according to a new Treasury Department report. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...
The European Central Bank (ECB), like the Federal Reserve, the Bank of England and other central banks, is working on different projects to develop a central bank digital currency (CBDC). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...
A new Treasury Department report argues that banks’ fears that a digital dollar would lead to the loss of depositors and even bank runs is overblown. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...
Banque de France (BDF) Governor François Villeroy de Galhau said the BDF has kicked off the second phase of experimentation into a wholesale central bank digital currency (CBDC), which could be used to streamline domestic and cross-border transactions between banks. Get the Full Story Complete...
Bank of England (BoE) Deputy Governor Jon Cunliffe said Wednesday (July 6) during a panel discussion that any proposed digital pound would likely be managed through some sort of account rather than working like cash or banknotes, Bloomberg reported. Get the Full Story Complete the...
Most of the central banks in western countries have formally adopted a neutral position when it comes to the decision of whether to issue a retail Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC). The Federal Reserve, the Bank of England and the European Central Bank (ECB), just...