Kyrgyzstan President Sadyr Japarov took his country a step closer to issuing its own central bank digital currency Thursday, ...

Belarus plans to fully launch its CBDC, the digital ruble, by late 2026, as confirmed by the central bank and the Prime ...

Belarus will launch CBDC by late 2026, first for businesses, then for the government and public, in partnership with Russia.

A central bank digital currency, or CBDC, is a digital version of a region’s fiat currency, put out by the region’s monetary authority. CBDCs gained a significant spotlight in 2020 ...

Philip Lane, chief economist of the European Central Bank, recently expressed urgency for the need to develop a digital euro—also known as a central bank digital currency (CBDC)—to compete ...

This content is contributed or sourced from third parties but has been subject to Finextra editorial review. Central banks worldwide are accelerating retail CBDC (central bank digital currency ...

Eleven stores in South Korea can now pay using the Bank of Korea’s digital currency. with a 10% discount to incentivize adoption.

The Anti-CBDC Surveillance State Act seeks to block the Fed from issuing a digital currency without Congress' approval to protect privacy.

South Korea is testing its digital currency in real-world settings, and 7-Eleven is one of the first major retailers on board.

Belarus aims to launch its digital ruble system by late 2026 as the central bank prepares the platform and rollout timeline.

Central bank digital currencies have the potential to improve financial inclusion for women, but only if they are combined ...