Central Bank Digital Currency Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) 
PYMNTS
NOVEMBER 27, 2019
The First Deputy Governor of the central bank of France, Denis Beau, spoke in support of a blockchain-based settlement system that would allow for faster transfers of euros, as well as be more cost-efficient, according to a report by Yahoo! The ECB has been open to the idea, and could already be experimenting.
CoinRemitter
FEBRUARY 9, 2024
A Central Bank Digital Currency is a country’s official currency, presented in a digital form. It operates on a blockchain network and is issued and backed by the central bank of the respective country. 130 countries in the world are currently exploring central bank digital currencies.
PYMNTS
DECEMBER 13, 2019
With the belief that it could cause instability within the country’s financial system, the government of Switzerland spoke against making a central bank digital currency available to the public. Beau wants to use distributed ledger technology (DLT), and France is mulling a central bank digital currency.
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.
The Fintech Times
JUNE 6, 2024
Project mBridge , a collaborative initiative involving multiple central banks and the Bank for International Settlements’ (BIS), h as reached an important development milestone. The Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) has recently joined as a full participant, with over 26 other central banks observing.
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.
Fintech News
JANUARY 30, 2024
Other payment trends in Asia preceding 2024 including the rise of B2B buy now pay later (BNPL), growing prominence of central bank digital currency (CBDC), and prevalence of composable, cloud-based ‘as-a-Service’ IT architecture models have helped shape much of what we anticipate for 2024.
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