Central Bank Digital Currency

Swift Testing Interlinking CBDC Solutions With Three Central Banks

Swift Testing Interlinking CBDC Solutions With Three Central Banks
Swift Testing Interlinking CBDC Solutions With Three Central Banks
September 13, 2023  |  CBDC

Global messaging platform Swift says three central banks are testing its solution for interlinking CBDCs. In the meantime, another 30 financial institutions are experimenting with...

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From Remittances to Retail: Why Ripple Believes CBDCs Will Change Global Payments
From Remittances to Retail: Why Ripple Believes CBDCs Will Change Global Payments
September 05, 2023  |  CBDC

As currency becomes increasingly digitized, more end users are able to reap its benefits, in turn feeding an underlying network effect of increased market participants...

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Colombia Central Bank Backs Spending Limits on Retail CBDCs 
Colombia Central Bank Backs Spending Limits on Retail CBDCs 
August 18, 2023  |  CBDC

The push toward central bank digital currencies seems an inexorable one. But among the issues that remain to be sorted out are the parameters of...

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Will CBDCs Be a Game-Changer for Cross-Border Remittances?
Will CBDCs Be a Game-Changer for Cross-Border Remittances?
August 04, 2023  |  Connected Economy

Cross-border remittances — where hundreds of billions of dollars flow internationally, typically as individuals send money home to friends and family — may be ripe...

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Report: Russia Could Begin Testing Digital Ruble in August
Report: Russia Could Begin Testing Digital Ruble in August
July 19, 2023  |  CBDC

Russia could reportedly begin testing a digital ruble before the summer’s end. Lawmakers in the country, whose payment systems have been hamstrung since last year...

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BritCoin Insider Says Innovations Built on CBDCs Will Change Nature of Finance 
BritCoin Insider Says Innovations Built on CBDCs Will Change Nature of Finance 
July 18, 2023  |  CBDC

As you read this, the very nature of money is being interrogated and experimentally reshaped. “There’s a huge global trend going on right now into...

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BIS: Crypto’s ‘Inherent’ Flaws a Threat to Monetary System 
BIS: Crypto’s ‘Inherent’ Flaws a Threat to Monetary System 
July 11, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

There may be no room for crypto within banking or traditional financial services at all. And in fact, the Bank of International Settlements said in...

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BIS: 93% of Central Banks Working on Digital Currencies
BIS: 93% of Central Banks Working on Digital Currencies
July 10, 2023  |  CBDC

A new Bank of International Settlements (BIS) survey shows the increasing popularity of central bank digital currencies. The survey, released Monday (July 10), found that the share of central...

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