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MAS to Explore Wholesale CBDC for Settlement Among Series of Tokenisation Plans

Fintech News

Access to a common settlement facility is also being facilitated through the SGD Testnet, featuring S$ wholesale central bank digital currency (CBDC) for market testing. Featured image credit: Edited from Freepik The post MAS to Explore Wholesale CBDC for Settlement Among Series of Tokenisation Plans appeared first on Fintech Singapore.

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India in Talks to Forge New Cross-Border Payment Linkages, Says RBI

Fintech News

India’s initiatives are also closely tied to its exploration of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). Featured image credit: Edited from Freepik The post India in Talks to Forge New Cross-Border Payment Linkages, Says RBI appeared first on Fintech Singapore.

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CBDCs in practice: What we’ve learned from the early movers

The Payments Association

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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Beyond the Card: Your Checklist for Future-Proof Card Issuing

Fintech News

After acing that deadline, the bank expanded to serve fintechs and other banks across the region, enabling instant digital issuing, winning industry recognition for fintech innovation, and announcing plans to build a mobile wallet marketplace by leveraging its new payments infrastructure. Less than 30 days from concept to delivery.

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Fintech in the Caucasus: Armenia, Azerbaijan & Georgia

The Fintech Times

Fintech is playing a pivotal role in the economic growth of Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia. Today, fintech and digital innovations are becoming key drivers in their continued growth, each nation adopting its own approach to integrate these technologies into their economic sectors.

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The Journey of Payments and Clearing Systems in India

Finextra

Innovation Hub: Indias payment ecosystem is a hotbed of innovation, with fintechs constantly developing new solutions, often leveraging UPI, Aadhaar, and other public digital infrastructure. Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC - Digital Rupee): Policy: RBI is actively piloting both wholesale and retail versions of the Digital Rupee (e₹).

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Offline settlements with a digital pound: Lessons from the BoE’s report

The Payments Association

It highlights major trade-offs in security, privacy, and policy that must be addressed before offline CBDC payments can scale. If implemented, offline CBDC capability could introduce new consumer behaviours, shift merchant requirements, and alter the economics of digital payment acceptance. Why is it important? What’s next?