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Bank of England Aiming to Launch Digital Pound by 2030
February 07, 2023

The Bank of England and U.K. Treasury are exploring the feasibility of an official “Britcoin.” Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter,...

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India Tests Contactless Digital Rupee Payments
February 06, 2023

Indian banks and retailers have reportedly begun accepting contactless payments made with digital rupees. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS...

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ECB Says Yes to Programmable Payments, No to Programmable Money
January 25, 2023

Programmability is one of the major draws of digital money. It is also one of the features of cryptocurrencies that is being seriously considered by central bank digital currency (CBDC) designers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

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Global CBDC Real-Time Payment Network Launches in Davos
January 19, 2023

Leave it to the lofty inspirations of the World Economic Forum to come up with the Universal Digital Payments Network. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

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People’s Bank of China Enables Offline Payments with Digital Yuan
January 16, 2023

The People’s Bank of China has reportedly enabled Android users to make offline payments using digital yuan. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our...

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Report: FTX Collapse Slows Bahamas’ CBDC Project
January 15, 2023

The Bahamas’ two-year-old digital currency project has gotten off to a slow start. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today....

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Tanzania Takes Tentative Steps to CBDC Adoption
January 15, 2023

The Bank of Tanzania is cautiously readying a central bank digital currency (CBDC). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today....

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How CBDCs Can Benefit From Banks’ Expertise
January 03, 2023

Public-private partnerships have yielded great things from railroads to universities, and now they stand to be a transformative force in the future of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

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Central Banks Pursue CBDCs in 2023 but Diverge on Design
January 02, 2023

Central banks around the world have diverged in the design of CBDCs. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By...