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Reserve Bank of India to reportedly launch digital rupee pilot in November

Now debuting a wholesale CBDC, the RBI plans to launch the digital rupee for the retail segment within a month in select locations.

Oct 31, 2022cointelegraphDigital Rupee
Chang Yong Rhee: Central bank digital currency - what we have learned from a recent hands-on experiment

Keynote address by Mr Chang Yong Rhee, Governor of the Bank of Korea, at the IMF-Singapore Regional Training Institute (STI) Peer-Learning Webinar, 28 September 2022.

Oct 28, 2022bis
UAE's Central Bank Completes Wholesale CBDC Pilot Program

UAE's Central Bank has completed running its wholesale CBDC trials, readying for the next development phase.

Oct 27, 2022blockchainnewsmBridge
Kazakhstan to build central bank digital currency on BNB Chain

Officials in Kazakhstan continue their close relationship with Binance, as the National Bank plans to integrate its CBDC on the BNB Chain.

Oct 27, 2022cointelegraphDigital Tenge
Kazakhstan to Integrate its Digital Tenge into the BNB Chain

Binance CEO has confirmed the National Bank of Kazakhstan will integrate its Digital Tenge into the BNB Chain ecosystem

Oct 27, 2022blockchainnewsDigital Tenge
The Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey Plans to Launch CBDC in 2023

The Turkish government has submitted the President’s annual plan, which included discussions on the launch of CBDC. The administration plans to launch its country’s CBDC by next year.

Oct 26, 2022blockchainnews
Australia to Continue Treating Cryptos as Assets

According to the Australian government's budget announcement on Tuesday, legislation will be put upon treating digital currencies such as bitcoin as an asset.

Oct 26, 2022blockchainnewse-CNY
BIS releases full report on mBridge wholesale CBDC platform after successful pilot

The Bank for International Settlements is on a roll with its third publication within days detailing how commercial banks in four jurisdictions transferred funds using CBDCs.

Oct 26, 2022cointelegraphmBridge
Nigerians’ passion for crypto is stopping short at the eNaira

With less than 0.5% adoption, the central bank of Nigeria is struggling to push its eNaira CBDC to its citizens.

Oct 26, 2022cointelegraph
Japan’s International Payments System will test plastic cards for CBDC

Japan Credit Bureau will develop its CBDC infrastructure in collaboration with IDEMIA and Softspace.

Oct 24, 2022cointelegraphDigital yen
Hong Kong unveils completed retail CBDC project that has a CBDC-backed stablecoin

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority and the BIS Innovation Hub cooperated on a unique CBDC design that reflects the realities of money issuing in the special administrative region.

Oct 21, 2022cointelegraphProject Aurum
Project Aurum: a prototype for two-tier central bank digital currency (CBDC)

Project Aurum is a collaboration between the BIS Innovation Hub Hong Kong Centre, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, and the Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute.

Oct 21, 2022bisProject Aurum
Denis Beau: Between mounting risks and financial innovation - the fintech ecosystem at a crossroads

Speech by Mr Denis Beau, First Deputy Governor of the Bank of France, at the FinTech R:Evolution 2022, organised by France FinTech, Paris, 20 October 2022.

Oct 21, 2022bisDigital Euro