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Bank of Thailand Concludes Retail CBDC Pilot Programme, Reveals Key Findings

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As digital technologies continue to transform the financial landscape, central banks worldwide are exploring the potential of Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs). The project evolved, incorporating enhanced functionalities, cross-border fund transfers, and a Corporate CBDC Pilot Program.

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Cambodia Advances Tourism Sector with Blockchain-Based Digital Currency Payments

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Cambodia is implementing new initiatives to expand payment options for tourists by cementing blockchain-based central bank digital currency (CBDC) partnerships. The National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) has been instrumental in facilitating these digital currency evolutions.

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Australia Central Bank Unveils 3-Year Digital Money Plan

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Australia has unveiled a three-year initiative to explore the potential of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) with a focus on wholesale CBDC opportunities, industry outreach and regulatory improvements, Brad Jones, Assistant Governor (Financial System) at the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), told the audience at an industry event in September.

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Digital Currency Eyes Wholesale — Not Retail — Payments Down Under

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As part of those efforts, the lab is being used to explore “whether there is a role for a digital Australian dollar — that is, an Australian [central bank digital currency (CBDC)] — in the context of the bank’s responsibilities for issuing the currency and overseeing the payments system.”. The Rewards.

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ECB Eyes ‘Unattractive’ Rates For Digital Currencies In ‘Tiered’ System

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Digital currencies, yes – but with limits. According to a paper that debuted this week from the European Central Bank (ECB), central bank currencies in digital form have their uses, but individuals should be dissuaded from holding too much of a hypothetical digital euro.

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Private/Public Partnerships A Boon For Central Bank Digital Currencies?

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The movement toward digital currencies may be a bit of an arms race of sorts, for now. As noted in this space last week, about 80 percent of 66 central banks queried by the Bank of International Settlements (BIS) are working on central bank digital currencies (CBDC).

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RBA and Treasury Reveal the Role of CBDCs in Australia as Public Lacks Interest

The Fintech Times

One of the biggest challenges central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) have faced in their development is who will actually use them. After all, if a country’s general public is happy with its current payment methods, why would they change? “Next month, we will launch the public phase of Project Acacia.