The Payments Association

JUNE 3, 2025

James Hurren explores what early CBDC deployments across Asia, the Caribbean, and Europe reveal about usage, adoption, and the future of cross-border digital money. Central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) have rapidly evolved from theoretical concepts into live pilots and national deployments.

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Fintech News

JANUARY 9, 2025

Indonesia has reached a significant milestone in its journey toward exploring the potential of Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) with the completion of the Proof of Concept (PoC) for the wholesale Digital Rupiah under the auspices of Bank Indonesias Project Garuda.

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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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PYMNTS

AUGUST 21, 2020

Earlier this month, as PYMNTS noted , the Federal Reserve said its Boston bank is working with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to explore the possibility of issuing digital currency. Central bank digital currencies (or CBDCs) have been gathering steam, at least as a concept. Interoperability Is Key.

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Fintech Finance

JANUARY 11, 2024

Innovations in financial technology, such as blockchain, real-time payment networks, and standardized messaging formats like ISO 20022, offer opportunities to streamline and improve cross-border payments. Overcoming these challenges is crucial for fostering global economic growth and enabling seamless international transactions.”

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The Payments Association

OCTOBER 14, 2024

The flaws in prevailing central bank digital currency (CBDC) designs and suggestions for improving them. These design flaws could undermine efforts to create a public digital payments system for the future economy. What is this article about? Why is it important? What’s next?

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Faster Payments Council

MARCH 15, 2023

The panel will explore some of these initiatives including the New York Fed's CBDC pilot program with major banks, the recently concluded Boston Fed's Project Hamilton and other global CBDC projects. Learn how to position ISO 20022 as a part of an organization's broader payments modernization strategy.

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