Project Prosperus
PilotTunisia, Euro Area
Central Bank(s)
Central Bank of Tunisia, European Central Bank
Announcement Year
2021
Status
Pilot
Retail/Wholesale
Wholesale
Technology Provider
Prosperus
DLT / non-DLT
DLT
This experiment allowed appraising wholesale CBDC's potential to carry out retail cross-border transfers through cooperation between central and commercial banks to establish efficient processes.
Both central banks exchanged CBDC tokens in secured conditions. A consortium of actors made up on Prosperus' initiative, comprising Bank Wormser Freres, la Banque Internationale Arabe de Tunisie and its French subsidiary BIAT France, conducted all these operations. Value Digital Services and Inuo Strategic Impact also provided support to Prosperus as part of this work.
Link to announcement
Last update: July 2021
July 2021
None → Pilot
Announcement Year: 2021
Retail/Wholesale: Wholesale
Technology Provider: Prosperus
Description: Both central banks exchanged CBDC tokens in secured conditions. A consortium of actors made up on Prosperus' initiative, comprising Bank Wormser Freres, la Banque Internationale Arabe de Tunisie and its French subsidiary BIAT France, conducted all these operations. Value Digital Services and Inuo Strategic Impact also provided support to Prosperus as part of this work.
DLT / non-DLT: DLT
Main motivation/goals of the CBDC: This experiment allowed appraising wholesale CBDC's potential to carry out retail cross-border transfers through cooperation between central and commercial banks to establish efficient processes.
Link to announcement: www.banque-france.fr
Country / Region: Euro Area, Tunisia
Central Bank(s): Banque de France, Central Bank of Tunisia
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