“The Subhadra scheme was the first government programme to distribute funds using the digital rupee. Following the success in ...

The Bank of Israel has published a preliminary design document for the proposed digital shekel. Central banks around the ...

An interest-bearing CBDC could reduce the opportunity cost agents bear when holding means of payment. It would do this by allowing more flexible transfer schemes, where interest rates can be ...

China, for example, moved quickly toward the prospect of its own CBDC, called the digital yuan. The Bahamas burst on the central bank digital currency market in 2020 with the first CBDC.

Leading global CBDC rollout is China ... In the finance sector, for example, CBDCs can offer greatly improved efficiency in payments – both domestic and cross-border. This means faster payment ...

The Bank of Israel is inviting feedback on a newly-published high-level design for a potential digital shekel.

Leithner sees the launch of a permanent CBDC as a key element of the EU’s digital agenda and as a crucial component of its financial strategy. Using the digital euro as a strategic asset ...

Leithner sees the launch of a permanent CBDC as a key element of the EU’s digital agenda and as a crucial component of its financial strategy. Using the digital Euro as a strategic asset ...