PYMNTS

AUGUST 23, 2018

In Thailand, headlines showed that the country’s central bank will issue its own digital currency. The currency to be released by the Bank of Thailand, according to The Next Web , is based off an open source blockchain that the site said is “eerily reminiscent of Ripple ,” the banking ledger from Ripple Labs.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 17, 2019

With [distributed ledger technology] DLT, Accenture has been focused on financial services infrastructure, supply chain and digital identity — this hits the core of all three of those.” . Last month, Bank of New York Mellon was the 28th bank to join.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

To that end, a Bank for International Settlements ( BIS ) study concludes that “embedded regulation” might offer a solution for stablecoins, defined as cryptocurrencies with values tied to fiat currencies or other assets. Central banks, of course, have been discussing and exploring their own paths toward digital fiat.

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Clearly Payments

AUGUST 29, 2024

Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) have received attention in recent years as central banks worldwide explore the potential to evolve the way we conduct financial transactions. With the rise of digital payments, cryptocurrencies, and fintech innovations, CBDCs represent a new frontier in the evolution of money.

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CB Insights

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

Distributed ledger technology (DLT) — which uses tech like blockchain to verify transactions without the need for a centralized authority — is gaining traction as a way to revamp capital markets infrastructure by making it more streamlined, improving transparency, and reducing associated fees.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 20, 2019

Bank of England (BOE) Governor Mark Carney said Facebook’s newly-announced cryptocurrency, Libra, can’t be the same unregulated type of service that Facebook is, according to a report by Reuters. The Bank of England approaches Libra with an open mind but not an open door,” Carney said.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 23, 2018

Bloomberg reports that banks in Kenya are pursuing regulatory approval to use distributed ledger technologies (DLT) to help facilitate payments and create credit scoring models. But, Kenya’s central bank has sounded a note of caution.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 23, 2018

The system, intended to be linked with market infrastructure already in place, enabled participants to settle mock securities with mock central bank cash.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

In the latest show of support for distributed ledger technology, J.P. Morgan Chase said it has forged a new blockchain unit to focus on distributed ledger technology (DLT)-related project. Chase Creates New Blockchain Unit. and break its "monetary sovereignty.".

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

Kenya, for instance, is on track to launch a blockchain cryptocurrency geared toward the logistics industry, known as TMX Global. The Kenyan central bank said in an August report that there are risks involved in embracing distributed ledger technology (DLT) — among them, the risk of fraud.

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