A new digital euro will offer more privacy for smaller transactions — though full anonymity is still apparently off the table, Coindesk wrote Monday (April 4). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...
The Peoples’ Bank of China plans to expand its trial for digital yuan to include more cities, a report Saturday (April 3) from Bloomberg said. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...
Beyond the “will they or won’t they” stage of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) — where the questions are existential, and certain central banks mull issuing them at all — lie the regulations. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...
On Monday (March 28), EU lawmakers proposed an anti-money laundering (AML) regime that would require identification and screening for any cryptocurrency or stablecoin transaction, no matter how small. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...
In a speech before the European Parliament on Wednesday (March 30), Fabio Panetta, member of the board of the European Central Bank (ECB), said that several central banks around the world, including the Federal Reserve, the Bank of England (BOE) and the ECB, are discussing...
With new technology, especially with new payment methodologies, there are two heavy lifts — the technical infrastructure that makes it all possible, and then the adoption of new behaviors, the transformation of what could be into what is. Get the Full Story Complete the form...
A new bill seeks to purge not just blockchain, but all digital ledgers from the digital dollar. 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...
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) and four central banks have completed trials of two blockchain-based platforms that a multinational central bank digital currency (CBDC) technical standard could be based on. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...
The Arab Monetary Fund (AMF) has named RippleNet as a potential alternative to adopting central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), a report said Sunday (March 20). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...
