Swiss National Bank and SDX Delve Deeper Into CBDCs, Tokenized Securities The next two-year phase of Project Helvetia will see other financial institutions and types of transactions join the party.

IMF Says CBDCs Could Boost Middle East’s Financial Inclusion, Payment Efficiency Central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) may not be essential to achieving intended policy goals, instead addressing underlying constraints and improving other digital payment systems may be a more practical alternative, a survey of 19 central banks in the Middle East and Central Asia (ME&CA) region by the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) has …

CBDCs Like a Digital Dollar Face Doubts Without Privacy Protections, Key Organization Finds A study found that privacy increases participants’ willingness to use a CBDC by up to 60% when purchasing privacy-sensitive products.

Mastercard Says Customers Are Too Comfortable With Today’s Money for Adoption of CBDCs: CNBC The widespread use of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) does not have enough justification at the moment as customers are so comfortable using today’s type of money, a senior Mastercard official has said.

CBDCs Good for Payments, Even With Competition: IMF The International Monetary Fund’s planned CBDC handbook offers guidance for policymakers on how to explore digital versions of sovereign currencies.

CBDCs Are ‘Central’ to Innovating Financial Systems, BIS Chief Says Central banks will have a limited role to play relative to the private sector in CBDC issuance, the group’s general manager Agustín Carstens said.

Deutsche Bank and Standard Chartered Ventures Test SWIFT Killer for Stablecoins and CBDCs The UDPN currently comprises about 25 organizations, including banks from the U.S, Australia, Latin America and Europe, running around ten proof-of-concept tests in parallel.

Ripple VP: The Policy Considerations ‘Justifying the Implementation of CBDCs’ Central bank digital currencies have nearly limitless opportunity but ultimately, mainstream adoption hinges upon usability, Ripple Vice President James Wallis writes.

Countries Should Set Up Legal Frameworks to Support CBDCs: BIS Chief It is unacceptable that unclear or outdated legal frameworks could hinder their deployment, Agustin Carstens general manager of Bank for International Settlements said.

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Mastercard Deepens Tie to CBDCs as Nations Mull Issuing Digital Currencies Payments giant Mastercard has created a forum where crypto industry players can discuss and collaborate on central bank digital currencies, injecting its influential voice into the CBDC conversation as nations around the world consider whether to digitize their money.

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Fed Dramatically Speeds Up U.S. Payments With ‘FedNow’ Service, but Downplays Any Tie to CBDCs Some argue it would weaken crypto’s payments use case or form a bridge to a digital dollar.

Ron DeSantis Promises to Ban CBDCs if Elected President DeSantis in March signed a bill as Florida’s governor to prohibit the use of CBDC’s within his state.

China Should Consider Yuan-Backed Stablecoins Instead of CBDCs, Circle’s Allaire Says Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire touted the advantages of stablecoins over central bank digital currencies (CBDC), in an interview with South China Morning Post.

The Real Use Case for CBDCs: Dethroning the Dollar Central bank digital currencies will revolutionize how companies settle international trade and reduce the need for greenbacks in the world economy, says Michael Casey.