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OCTOBER 9, 2020

In terms of collaboration, as noted in this space, the Federal Reserve is working in collaboration with seven other central banks and the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) to bring together a framework that would smooth the path to digital currency issuance. euros (at least at present).

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The Paypers

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Deloitte has launched a report on central bank digital currencies , in the context of the Federal Reserve preparing to launch a review of whether to implement its own digital currency soon.

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The Paypers

MARCH 30, 2021

The Federal Reserve of the US is actively working on a central bank digital currency and some prototypes are near completion.

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Payments Dive

APRIL 1, 2022

Ted Cruz's legislation, which follows a companion House bill introduced earlier this year, would prevent the Federal Reserve from issuing a central bank digital currency directly to consumers.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 21, 2020

And now, for digital currencies, it’s a group effort — among central banks, that is. Up until now, the explorations and considerations of digital currencies — as would be, potentially, issued by central banking systems to bring fiat into digital form — has been done on a country-by-country basis.

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Fintech News

DECEMBER 10, 2023

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has initiated discussions with the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) , the US Federal Reserve, and the international payment platform SWIFT to explore the use of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) for cross-border payments.

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Payments Source

AUGUST 21, 2020

The global digital currency race has heightened the threat to traditional monetary policy and the dollar’s dominance, enough for the Federal Reserve of Boston to make a concerted effort to keep pace.

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Payments Source

APRIL 9, 2020

The implementation of a digital dollar solution would quite likely precipitate future developments in the digital identity space, given the synergy of a dual-architecture solution, says Diginex's Mark Blick.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2019

Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said Tuesday (Nov. 12) that central banks have no reason to issue digital currency. He added that no organization can offer sovereign credit backing that way national currencies do. I do think it is something around digital currency,” he said.

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OCTOBER 12, 2020

But there’s room for co-existence of cash and digital currencies. The recently released report by the Bank for International Settlements ( BIS ) offers a general framework for digital currencies. And digital money, according to the BIS, will have to take its place alongside paper bills and coins.

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Payments Source

JANUARY 7, 2019

Despite some growing support for central banks issuing digital currencies, the practice raises important privacy concerns and questions about the structure of the banking system.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 11, 2019

For central banks, when it comes to cryptocurrencies, there’s no central theme. Whether the advent of digital coins signifies an existential threat to monetary policy at its most basic level – the way it’s been done for, well, centuries – depends on who’s weighing in on the subject. Others, not so much. Yays and Nays.

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Payments Dive

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

recommends limited implementation of a central bank digital currency if the Federal Reserve pursues that digital dollar. The biggest payment system in the U.S.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

Cleveland Federal Reserve President Loretta Mester said in a speech this week that a digital dollar could conceivably be a form of money transfer that would enable the Fed to disburse money to all individuals in America. Her speech, entitled “Payment and the Pandemic,” included a section on digital currencies.

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The Paypers

JANUARY 15, 2021

The chairman of the US Federal Reserve has announced that the US is going slow on central bank digital currencies (CDBCs) considering the risks they may pose to the dollar.

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The Fintech Times

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Previously hosted by major institutions like the Federal Reserve, Deutsche Bundesbank and the European Central Bank, the workshop has become a central platform for discussions on cutting-edge financial innovations.

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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. CBDCs in Other Countries China : The Digital Yuan (e-CNY) is one of the most advanced CBDC projects. What Are CBDCs?

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

The United States Federal Reserve is examining the possibilities and issues surrounding cryptocurrencies and digital payments, which include whether there would be a benefit to the agency issuing a digital currency , according to a report by Reuters.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 10, 2019

Policymakers at the European Central Bank (ECB) will meet in Frankfurt on Wednesday (Dec. Members of the Governing Council anticipate informal discussions about digital currency, which will take place ahead of a Thursday (Dec. Lagarde has vocalized that she favors central banks releasing electronic money.

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The Paypers

OCTOBER 12, 2020

A group of seven major central banks including the US Federal Reserve have discussed how a digital currency could look like to help catch up with Facebook’s Libra and China’s digital yuan.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 3, 2019

While Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank President Patrick Harker believes it’s “inevitable” that central banks will eventually issue digital currencies, he warned that the United States shouldn’t be first in line. I do think it is something around digital currency,” he said.

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Payments Source

NOVEMBER 24, 2019

The Cleveland Fed president dismissed concerns about the central bank's faster payments system competing with The Clearing House's network, while saying that a national digital currency is less of a necessity in the U.S. than in other countries.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

The race to develop central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) is underway, but it seems the Reserve Bank of Australia may not be in the running. 17), Australia’s central bank has viewed the issuance of such digital coinage with caution, and even a bit of skepticism.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 5, 2020

In other news, the Federal Reserve ’s relaxation of monetary policy could bolster the price of bitcoin, with analysts seeing bitcoin potentially reaching a value of $50,000, CoinDesk reported. . “The aggregate rewards available under this program could be worth up to approximately $400 million,” according to the statement.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Christine Lagarde , European Central Bank (ECB) president, said the ECB could make its own digital currency within a few years, which could change up the eurozone financial sector drastically, Bloomberg reported. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and Bank of England Gov.

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The Paypers

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

The Federal Reserve is looking at a broad range of issues around digital payments and currencies, including policy, design and legal considerations around potentially issuing its own digital currency.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Central bank leaders from six countries and the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) have planned an April meeting to discuss digital currencies and the parameters involved for launching their own, the Nikkei Asian Review reported on Thursday (Feb. In January, the central banks of the U.K.,

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NOVEMBER 30, 2017

While the Federal Reserve does not have plans to issue digital currency, it is actively researching the underlying technology, said John Williams, president of the San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 8, 2020

United Nations global blockchain expert Massimo Buonomo has foreseen a future where digital currencies could replace low-interest bank accounts, Coindesk reports. In addition, Buonomo said digital currencies, especially central bank digital currencies (CBDC) may eventually be able to replace all bank accounts.

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Payments Source

DECEMBER 18, 2019

The Federal Reserve’s Lael Brainard this week tossed fresh regulatory pressure on Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency project, comments that come as central banks around the world work on digital currencies to counter the social network’s cryptocurrency project.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 23, 2020

To help bolster the American economy amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Federal Reserve could utilize digital wallets and a “digital dollar” to provide “qualified individuals” with payments. Neither bill specifies the use of any type of digital currency initiative. Finance reported. .

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PYMNTS

MARCH 23, 2020

To help bolster the American economy amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Federal Reserve could utilize digital wallets and a “digital dollar” to provide “qualified individuals” with payments. Neither bill specifies the use of any type of digital currency initiative. Finance reported. .

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JANUARY 27, 2021

According to a study by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) will be available for 20 percent of the world’s population in the next three years. In the past four years, 86 percent of central banks have been actively doing some kind of work on CBDCs, according to BIS.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

In today’s top payments news, Stripe and Lightspeed team up to advance in-store and online payments for retailers and restaurants, the Federal Reserve weighs the costs and benefits of a digital currency and the Reserve Bank of Australia considers stopping banks from automatically routing “tap and go” payments through Visa and Mastercard.

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The Paypers

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

The Federal Reserve Bank (FRB) has taken CBDCs seriously and has been engaged in efforts to research a path toward implementation.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 23, 2020

The Clearing House’s RTP finds expansion within the community bank arena, while abroad, the Bank of Thailand is planning its own infrastructure development to accelerate B2B payments. Federal Reserve has introduced a new effort to combat payments fraud. RTP Gains Community Bank Traction. In the U.S.,

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 6, 2020

Some Chinese shoppers visiting an established online mall will be able to buy goods with the country's first official digital currency under a new trial announced over the weekend, Reuters and other wire services reported. Bloomberg reported that the 100,000 digital currency vouchers are valued at about 20 million yuan.

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