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CBDC needs good preparation, warn central bankers

Panellists say financial literacy, research and infrastructure must come first

Mar 16, 2023centralbanking
Federal Reserve confirms July launch for FedNow instant payment service

The FedNow service aims to reduce the gap in payment time between United States financial institutions.

Mar 16, 2023cointelegraph
India, UAE to explore CBDC bridge to facilitate trade, remittances without USD

The bridge would be the second for the UAE, whose banks successfully participated in the mBridge project last year with Hong Kong, China and Thailand.

Mar 16, 2023cointelegraphmBridge
European Parliament votes to form final law on EU digital wallet

Introduced in 2021, the European Digital Identity framework aims to enable and protect the digital identity of EU citizens.

Mar 16, 2023cointelegraph
CBDCs could provide smooth cross-border payments, says Bank of Israel official

The adviser to the deputy governor and CBDC project manager spoke at Fintech Week Tel Aviv on how a recent CBDC experiment proved efficient in cross-border transactions.

Mar 15, 2023cointelegraphProject Icebreaker
Mahesh Kumar Jain: The FinTech revolution in India - innovation, inclusion and regulation

Speech by Mr Mahesh Kumar Jain, Deputy Governor, of the Reserve Bank of India, at the International Research Conference on "FinTech: Innovation, Inclusion, and Regulation", jointly organised by the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Ahmedabad and the Centre for Advanced Financial Research and Learning (CAFRAL), Ahmedabad, 10 March 2023.

Mar 15, 2023bis
CBDCs should protect privacy, not be a surveillance tool: Former CFTC chair

Former CFTC Chair Christopher Giancarlo says that Anti-Money Laundering and Know Your Customer measures are both outdated and constitutionally questionable and that crypto technology could do better.

Mar 14, 2023cointelegraphProject Hamilton
Swift completes cross-border CBDC settlement pilot

Banque de France, Bundesbank and the MAS among central bank participants

Mar 13, 2023centralbanking
South Dakota Governor Vetoes Bill Excluding Cryptocurrencies from State's Definition of Money

Governor Kristi Noem of South Dakota has vetoed House Bill 1193, which sought to exclude cryptocurrencies from the state's definition of money. The governor believes that the bill would put South D

Mar 12, 2023blockchainnewsProject Hamilton
CBDCs could be ‘easily weaponized’ to spy on US citizens: Congressman

Congressman Tom Emmer made the anti-central bank digital currency comments to an audience at the Cato Institute, a libertarian think tank in Washington.

Mar 10, 2023cointelegraphProject Hamilton
Nigerian president-elect aims to use blockchain technology in the banking sector

The Nigerian president-elect wants to review existing SEC digital asset regulations to stimulate economic growth.

Mar 10, 2023cointelegraph
CBDCs threaten our future, so it’s time to take a stand

Central bank digital currencies will give governments around the globe unprecedented power to surveil (and control) your financial activity.

Mar 9, 2023cointelegraph
BIS Project Icebreaker proposes cross-border retail CBDC model

Central banks used smart contracts and worked with FX providers to cut costs and risk

Mar 8, 2023centralbankingProject Icebreaker
WeChat integrates digital yuan into its payment platform

Chinese social media platform WeChat has incorporated the digital yuan in its payment app to boost the CBDC’s popularity.

Mar 7, 2023cointelegraphe-CNY
Iran completes pre-pilot phase of central bank digital currency

The Central Bank of Iran progresses with CBDC development in anticipation of a visit by the Bank of Russia’s governor Elvira Nabiullina.

Mar 6, 2023cointelegraphDigital Rial