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

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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.

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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.”.

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

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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. Negative interest rates would not be imposed on the payments “tier.”.

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Why Australia’s Digital Coin Efforts Target Wholesale — Not Retail — Payments

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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.”.

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

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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 ).

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Fintech in Singapore: 2023 in Review

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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.

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Over Half of Surveyed Singapore Users Own Cryptocurrency

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Interestingly, Singapore’s consumer cryptocurrency ownership is high among those surveyed in new findings, and staking has emerged as the most popular use case, preceding others such as trading cryptocurrencies and holding cryptocurrencies for the long term.