CBDCs

Visa’s Global Crypto Advisory Practice to Help Banks Shape Their Crypto Road Maps
Visa’s Global Crypto Advisory Practice to Help Banks Shape Their Crypto Road Maps
December 08, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

Knowledge is power. Conventional wisdom holds that banks and traditional financial institutions (FIs) have much to fear from cryptocurrencies, that bitcoin and other digital offerings...

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To Fight Crypto Competitors, More Central Banks Eye Digital Currencies of Their Own
To Fight Crypto Competitors, More Central Banks Eye Digital Currencies of Their Own
December 01, 2021  |  CBDC

A battle seems to be brewing within the crypto arena – one that pits central banks against the bitcoins (and the other cryptocurrencies) of the...

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BIS Report: Banks Need Time to Adjust to CBDCs
BIS Report: Banks Need Time to Adjust to CBDCs
October 05, 2021  |  CBDC

Time is of the essence, as banks grapple with the looming threat of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). In other words, perhaps, the more time,...

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Fed Finalizes Analysis, Report on Digital Currency
Fed Finalizes Analysis, Report on Digital Currency
October 04, 2021  |  CBDC

As soon as this week, the Federal Reserve could begin weighing the possible risks and benefits of issuing a U.S. digital currency, according to a...

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Visa Unveils Universal Payment Channel for Blockchain
Visa Unveils Universal Payment Channel for Blockchain
September 30, 2021  |  Blockchain

Visa is working on a universal payment channel project that connects blockchain networks to a variety of cryptocurrencies, stablecoins and central bank digital currencies (CBDCs)....

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CBDCs Lower Costs and Settlement Times for X-Border Payments 
CBDCs Lower Costs and Settlement Times for X-Border Payments 
September 30, 2021  |  Cross-border Payments

For central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), time is of the essence. Literally. Just a few weeks after the Bank of International Settlements (BIS) urged central...

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Nigeria’s Central Bank Preps for Launch of eNaira Digital Currency
Nigeria’s Central Bank Preps for Launch of eNaira Digital Currency
September 27, 2021  |  CBDC

The official website of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) digital currency is live, Nigerian publication THISDAY reported. Called the eNaira, the currency is slated...

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China ‘Blanket’ Crypto Ban Paves Way for CBDCs 
China ‘Blanket’ Crypto Ban Paves Way for CBDCs 
September 24, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

In China, there has been a continuing crackdown on cryptocurrencies and now, perhaps with some finality, the hammer falls. We’re referring, of course, to the...

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Big Banks See Challenges, Opportunities In Central Bank Digital Currencies
Big Banks See Challenges, Opportunities In Central Bank Digital Currencies
May 03, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

Central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) may be a certainty – in other words, they’ll appear, here and there, depending on which nation you’re looking at,...

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