Tagged: cbdcs

November 8, 2025 @ 3:31 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Major banking institutions are now reportedly calling for the European Union to rethink the Digital Euro. According to media reports, there are now at least 14 large banks asking the EU reexamine its digital euro roll-out strategy. The European Payments Initiative (EPI Company) has now… Read More

November 6, 2025 @ 9:37 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

  Martin Quensel has spent nearly a decade pursuing tokenization. The co-founder of Web3 native asset manager Anemoy, which is built on the Centrifuge protocol (which he also co-founded), Quensel believes in tokenization as the future of finance. His career has been preparing him for this… Read More

October 13, 2025 @ 8:47 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Quinlan & Associates have noted that during the past decade, CBDCs or central bank digital currencies have moved to the top of many reserve banks’ strategic priorities, expanding gradually from just 3 projects in 2016 to 149 by August 2025. Although many initiatives have moved… Read More

October 12, 2025 @ 4:39 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino recently stated that central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) may potentially turn money into a tool of government surveillance. Tether is the issuer of the world’s most popular stablecoin by market cap, USDT. During the recent TOKEN2049 in Singapore, Ardoino noted that… Read More

October 9, 2025 @ 10:43 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

India’s regulatory ecosystem for digital currencies remains a study in contrasts. While the country claims the world’s highest grassroots cryptocurrency adoption rate, as highlighted in Chainalysis‘ 2025 Global Crypto Adoption Index, policymakers continue to favor Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) like the digital rupee (e₹)… Read More

August 4, 2025 @ 9:24 am By JD Alois  |  

Stablecoins, although often lumped in with cryptocurrency, are actually a new technology that enables payments and transfers. Digital currency, or payments stablecoins, holds the promise of faster, cheaper, and more secure transfers compared to the more traditional processes widely used today. There was a period… Read More

July 11, 2025 @ 1:42 pm By JD Alois  |  

Both the Clarity Act and the GENIUS Act are expected to be up for a floor vote, after which the legislation will move to the President’s desk to be signed into law. The Republican controlled Congress has delivered on its promise to create rules for… Read More

May 23, 2025 @ 7:30 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Quant, a global firm focused on fintech solution and innovation, announces the rollout of Quant Flow, a programmable money and banking infrastructure now available via a white-label solution “to banks, institutions and corporates across Europe, the Middle East, and APAC.” Quant Flow was developed in… Read More

May 11, 2025 @ 4:30 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

More than 130 countries and currency unions are currently exploring the potential of a central bank digital currency (CBDC). Giesecke+Devrient (G+D) outlines five key factors for ensuring its success and unlocking its full impact on the global financial ecosystem. More than half of all countries… Read More

April 30, 2025 @ 3:15 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The global financial landscape is undergoing a shift, with central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) projected to facilitate $213 billion in transactions by 2030. As central banks worldwide race to design the future of public money, a new report, Hyperledger in Action: Central Bank Digital Currencies… Read More

March 26, 2025 @ 4:52 pm By JD Alois  |  

While a draft version of the Stable Act has been in circulation for some time now, the House Financial Services Committee has officially introduced the legislation, which aims to enable a regulated environment for the issuance of stablecoins. While many global jurisdictions are pursuing CBDCs… Read More

March 26, 2025 @ 11:01 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The growing popularity and widespread adoption of cryptocurrencies and digital payment systems, along with CBDCs, has led to a global conversation about the future of money. Canada is also looking into these transformative trends. Central banks worldwide, including the Bank of Canada (BoC), are exploring… Read More

March 17, 2025 @ 8:52 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Recent cryptocurrency-related moves from Washington generated mixed reactions from industry insiders. Some moves were more important than the markets may think, while others lacked substance. SPACE ID director of business development Harrison Seletsky said that despite the market’s tepid reaction to the crypto reserve announcement,… Read More

March 12, 2025 @ 9:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) recently released a paper focused on fast payments and financial inclusion in Latin America and the Caribbean, providing insights on how advancements in payment systems are reshaping financial access across the region. With over 100 jurisdictions worldwide adopting fast… Read More

March 12, 2025 @ 8:15 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The European Union appears to be feeling the pressure to fast-track its digital euro project as the Trump administration in the United States signals a warmer embrace of cryptocurrencies, particularly stablecoins. With the European Central Bank (ECB) aiming to wrap up its testing phase for… Read More

March 6, 2025 @ 6:20 pm By JD Alois  |  

While some countries are hurtling towards issuing a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) it does not appear the US will do the same. Fears of excessive government control and the lure of snooping by the Feds means privacy concerns are trumping any movement for the… Read More

March 5, 2025 @ 8:42 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Bank of Israel released its preliminary design for the Digital Shekel System and sees public feedback. At the end of 2024, the digital shekel project reached a major milestone with the completion of a high-level design for the DS. The design document is being… Read More

February 6, 2025 @ 3:07 pm By JD Alois  |  

R3, the creator of Corda, a permissioned blockchain for tokenizing assets, has announced a partnership with IDEMIA Secure Transactions (IST) to boost its ability to issue central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). IDEMIA is a provider of payments and connectivity solutions that can also handle offline… Read More

January 6, 2025 @ 8:58 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Union Bank of India has reportedly introduced various accessibility features in its Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) app, now widely known as the Digital Rupee (e₹). As one of the first PSBs to provide this kind of inclusive functionality, Union Bank reaffirms its ongoing commitment… Read More

November 3, 2024 @ 10:48 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

More than 130 countries, representing 98% of global GDP are exploring Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) to boost financial inclusion and transaction efficiency. Mathias Studach, Head Finance, Risk & Organizational Development at SIX Digital Exchange (SDX) has shared key insights with CI on these developments…. Read More