How would CBDC affect competition in the payments market? If introduced, CBDC can serve as a payment instrument, expanding end users’ transaction choices, and as a platform infrastructure, broadening ...

Reserve Bank of India Governor Sanjay Malhotra expressed significant caution regarding cryptocurrencies and stablecoins, ...

What lessons emerge from payment resilience in Fragile and Conflict-affected States (FCS) and how could they be applied to CBDC? This chapter explores how FCS can strengthen the resilience of their ...

The UAE represented by Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister, Chairman of the ...

The UAE government has conducted its first national transaction using the Digital Dirham, the nation’s central bank digital ...

The ECB advances a digital euro with efficiency, sovereignty, trust and inclusion goals as global CBDCs show slow adoption.

Following warnings from the IMF, the government of the Marshall Islands continued to launch a universal basic income program ...

The findings show that cryptocurrency adoption has become a decisive global catalyst. The effect is especially strong in ...

The Central Bank of Iceland is scaling back its regular foreign currency purchases. The bank explained its decision to reduce ...

The IMF’s Fintech Note warns that retail central bank digital currencies could either strengthen or undermine global financial integrity, depending on their design and the strength of countries’ ...

The Indian central bank is adopting a cautious approach towards cryptocurrencies and stablecoins, Reserve Bank of India ...