Fintech News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

SC Ventures, the innovation, fintech investment, and ventures arm of Standard Chartered, and Giesecke+Devrient (G+D) successfully completed a proof-of-concept (PoC) on the Universal Digital Payments Network (UDPN). Meanwhile, the the direct model is where central banks manage wallets and settlements within a centralised CBDC system.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

Beau wants to use distributed ledger technology (DLT), and France is considering a central bank digital currency (CBDC). DLT would also help in terms of cross-border payments, he said. The ECB has been open to the idea, and could already be experimenting.

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CoinRemitter

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

A Central Bank Digital Currency is a country’s official currency, presented in a digital form. CBDCs exist only in digital form and can be stored using compatible electronic devices, unlike physical and paper-based cash. If CBDCs go mainstream, they can dominate the world of digital payments.

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The Fintech Times

JUNE 6, 2024

This project aims to create a multi-central bank digital currency (CBDC) platform for instant cross-border payments and settlements, leveraging distributed ledger technology (DLT). The platform now invites further international participation and private sector proposals for value-added solutions.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 22, 2020

The experiments aim to examine a digital euro’s technical feasibility as well as its “programmability” as a coin separate from a central bank digital currency, (CBDC) according to CoinDesk. Any bank can participate in the digital currency initiative, Ledger Insights reported.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

In other news, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is exploring the potential of a central bank digital currency (CBDC), in partnership with the National Australia Bank , Commonwealth Bank , Perpetual Limited and ConsenSys Software , the bank announced in a press release.

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Neopay

MAY 28, 2024

Both sides also shared insights from their work on tokenisation and exchanged some reflections from their respective work on the UK’s Digital Securities Sandbox and the EU’s Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) Pilot Regime.

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