Many central banks are exploring the feasibility of launching digital currencies. However, participants in Central Banking’s ...

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 ...

There has been significant progress in addressing technical requirements for CBDC issuance, with offline payments no longer an insurmountable obstacle and optimising user experience climbing up ...

Israel releases a preliminary design for its central bank digital currency, digital shekel, while the US explores a crypto ...

While some countries are hurtling towards issuing a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) it does not appear the US will do ...

With the use of central bank digital currency (CBDC) remaining low, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is now exploring cash transfer schemes by state governments as a means to promote the digital rupee.

With a CBDC, users’ balances are not exposed to ... The map below plots the progress made by each jurisdiction active on the topic. Despite the very small number of active CBDCs and their ...