PYMNTS

JANUARY 19, 2021

Banque de France has successfully conducted its own central bank digital currency (CBDC) trial, with a blockchain platform for interbank settlement, CoinDesk reported. A statement from the bank said the pilot involved a settlement on a private blockchain, which U.K. million), per CoinDesk.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 30, 2020

The Banque de France is seeking applications “to experiment with a central bank digital currency for interbank settlements,” according to an announcement from the French central bank. ” The submission deadline for digital applications is May 15.

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The Fintech Times

AUGUST 28, 2024

Looking to harness this potential, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) launched ‘Project Ensemble’ in March earlier this year, a wholesale central bank digital currency (wCBDC) project, to support the development of the tokenisation market in the region.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 20, 2021

In today’s top news in digital-first banking, Banque de France has completed its central bank digital currency (CBDC) test, while roughly 60,000 loans were distributed during the first week of the reopened Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). Banque De France Has Finished CBDC Trial.

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The Fintech Times

MARCH 7, 2024

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has begun ‘Project Ensemble’, a new wholesale central bank digital currency (wCBDC) project, to support the development of the tokenisation market in Hong Kong.

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Fintech News

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Efforts were also made to advance digital assets, tokenization and central bank digital currency (CBDC) experimentation with initiatives such as Project Guardian and Project Orchid expanding to include more use cases and moving towards “live” pilots.

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Fintech News

MAY 29, 2025

While jurisdictions like Japan, Singapore, and Hong Kong are actively developing regulations, others like China and India are taking a restrictive stance, favoring central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) over private stablecoins. In tandem, India is advancing its own CBDC initiative. million (US$2.8

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