CBDC Retail Payments Settlement 
Fintech News
MAY 8, 2024
Thailand, under the guidance of the Bank of Thailand (BOT) , has been at the forefront of this movement, continuously studying and testing the feasibility of a Retail CBDC since 2018. The project evolved, incorporating enhanced functionalities, cross-border fund transfers, and a Corporate CBDC Pilot Program.
Fintech News
OCTOBER 23, 2024
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.
The Fintech Times
SEPTEMBER 20, 2024
A new report from the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) supports this as it reveals public interest in a retail CBDC has yet to emerge in the country. The retail payments system and the capabilities currently in place are generally serving Australians well.In
PYMNTS
MAY 27, 2020
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). He pointed to the concept of synthetic central bank digital currencies ( CBDC ).
Fintech News
DECEMBER 20, 2023
Developments include cross-border quick response (QR) payment linkages, connectivity between real-time national payment schemes, and the ongoing Singapore Response Code Scheme (SGQR+) project focusing on furthering QR code payment interoperability.
PYMNTS
SEPTEMBER 8, 2020
Some 70 percent of Brazilians use cash as their main payment choice, as reported by Coingeek.com. Brazil’s latest CBDC news follows reports in this space last month that China is also gearing for a 2022 launch of a digital yuan — perhaps most notably for use at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.
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