PYMNTS

AUGUST 14, 2020

A week after details of the Federal Reserve’s instant payment initiative emerged, news came via Bloomberg that the central bank is working with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to explore the possibility of issuing digital currency. Legal issues include whether a CBDC would have status as legal tender.

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Fintech News

DECEMBER 10, 2023

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has initiated discussions with the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) , the US Federal Reserve, and the international payment platform SWIFT to explore the use of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) for cross-border payments.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

The race to develop central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) is underway, but it seems the Reserve Bank of Australia may not be in the running. 17), Australia’s central bank has viewed the issuance of such digital coinage with caution, and even a bit of skepticism.

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Payments Dive

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

The Fed has an uphill effort ahead in pursuing a central bank digital currency, as evidenced by extensive skepticism from two disparate groups.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 12, 2020

The recently released report by the Bank for International Settlements ( BIS ) offers a general framework for digital currencies. The BIS noted of central bank digital currency ( CBDC ) that “a CBDC could provide a complementary central bank money to the public, supporting a more resilient and diverse domestic payment system.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 9, 2020

Beyond bitcoin – that marquee name of crypto and its brethren, which have yet to escape wild price swings and speculative fervor – lies the prospect of CBDCs. India, according to reports earlier this fall, is mulling a ban on cryptos in general, but may indeed look more deeply into a CBDC. Beyond that, national efforts are piecemeal.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Central bank digital coins on the Continent – but plenty of room for cash. In Berlin, where last week saw a two-day meeting of financial officials from Europe, central bankers discussed digital payments and the confines of digital, national currencies.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 15, 2021

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said he isn’t in a rush to adopt a central bank digital currency (CBDC) because of the risks such currencies pose to the status of the dollar, CoinDesk reported. “We We don’t feel an urge or need to be first,” he said of CBDCs, according to the report. dollar is] the reserve currency.”.

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Payments Dive

MAY 25, 2022

digital dollar would take $720 billion in deposits out of banks even if the central bank were to cap accounts at $5,000 per "end user," the American Bankers Association wrote in a letter.

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Payments Dive

MARCH 24, 2022

A digital dollar must ensure user privacy, be "identity verifiable," be "intermediated" and be widely accepted as a means of payment, the central bank chief said Wednesday during a panel discussion hosted by the Bank for International Settlements.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 21, 2020

Earlier this month, as PYMNTS noted , the Federal Reserve said its Boston bank is working with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to explore the possibility of issuing digital currency. Central bank digital currencies (or CBDCs) have been gathering steam, at least as a concept. No Race To Rollout .

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

The benefit that is enticing to central banks is the almost instantaneous nature of digital currency and its relative low cost. Brainard said the Fed is currently working on its own 24/7 settlements and payments service, and that it is reviewing around 200 letters it has received on the issue.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 23, 2020

The Bank of Thailand is readying to commence work on new infrastructure aimed at streamlining financial transactions for the business sector, it recently announced. First to test the infrastructure will be Siam Cement Public Company, which will adopt the technology for its procurement and supplier payments operations.

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CB Insights

JUNE 22, 2018

” Though Bair sees major transitional issues, private sector innovation may force the Fed’s hand towards creating a Fed-issued cryptocurrency. ” Though Bair sees major transitional issues, private sector innovation may force the Fed’s hand towards creating a Fed-issued cryptocurrency. ”

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Faster Payments Council

MARCH 15, 2023

The panel will explore some of these initiatives including the New York Fed's CBDC pilot program with major banks, the recently concluded Boston Fed's Project Hamilton and other global CBDC projects. These projects are taking different implementation approaches.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 15, 2020

In today’s top news, Amazon will lower commission rates for the Amazon Associates program, while one of China’s state-owned banks has a mobile pilot app that supports central bank digital currency. Agricultural Bank of China Tests App for Country’s Digital Currency. Louis Fed Pushes for Mass Testing Over Quarantine.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

The Value Of CBDC . Central banks, of course, have been discussing and exploring their own paths toward digital fiat. The study also posited that CBDCs would “enjoy the backing of the central bank and would not be subject to the same conflicts of interest around the asset backing and stabilization mechanism.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 21, 2020

Central bank digital currencies (CBDC) are here to stay — if they work. Jim Cunha, senior vice president of secure payments and FinTech at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, tells Karen Webster why the Fed is working with MIT to explore digital dollars. The Main Street Rescue That Wasn’t (And Still Isn’t).

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 9, 2020

The Federal Reserve is collaborating with seven central banks and the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) to hammer out a framework for digital currency. . The central banks working with the BIS include the European Central Bank, the Swiss National Bank and Bank of Japan.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 9, 2020

In today’s top news, the Federal Reserve and seven central banks are collaborating on a framework for digital currency, and Amazon India prepares for its festive season with a $95.5 Fed, Central Banks Frame Criteria For Digital Currency. million boost. Plus, Affirm files for an IPO. Amazon India Gets $95.5M

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Tearsheet

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

While many countries worldwide are exploring the potential of Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC), China continues to expand its e-CNY in the market. China introduced its CBDC to the world at the Olympic Games in February 2022. In the US, the CBDC would be a third form of the US Dollar after paper and coins.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 15, 2021

Fed’s Powell: CBDC Will Be Years, Not Months, Away. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said he isn’t in a rush to adopt a central bank digital currency (CBDC) because of the risks such currencies pose to the status of the dollar. President-elect Joe Biden will push for a $1.9

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Finovate

JANUARY 31, 2024

lags behind its peers when it comes to central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), and learn about U.S. Swiss digital asset bank Sygnum scores new funding Has crypto winter yielded to the year’s first crypto unicorn? .” is a CBDC Laggard appeared first on Finovate. billion dollar crypto pyramid scheme.

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