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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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Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) in 2024

Clearly Payments

Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) have received attention in recent years as central banks worldwide explore the potential to evolve the way we conduct financial transactions. With the rise of digital payments, cryptocurrencies, and fintech innovations, CBDCs represent a new frontier in the evolution of money.

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The Corporates Betting On Blockchain To Reshape Capital Markets Infrastructure

CB Insights

Distributed ledger technology (DLT) — which uses tech like blockchain to verify transactions without the need for a centralized authority — is gaining traction as a way to revamp capital markets infrastructure by making it more streamlined, improving transparency, and reducing associated fees.

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Switzerland Gov’t Takes Skeptical View Of Central Bank Digital Currency

PYMNTS

With the belief that it could cause instability within the country’s financial system, the government of Switzerland spoke against making a central bank digital currency available to the public. The SNB and the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) are said to be exploring the widespread use of digital central bank currencies.

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Bitcoin Daily: Caymans Introduce Digital Asset Regulatory Framework; Reserve Bank Of Australia To Test CBDC; Huobi Expands Support For Visa And Mastercard

PYMNTS

31, focuses on anti-money laundering (AML) practices and countering financing terrorism (CFT). Their research will begin with a proof-of-concept for a CBDC operated on distributed ledger technology (DLT) to test the proposed coins’ use cases in payment settlements, the release stated.

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5 Top Payment Trends Impacting Asia in 2024

Fintech News

Other payment trends in Asia preceding 2024 including the rise of B2B buy now pay later (BNPL), growing prominence of central bank digital currency (CBDC), and prevalence of composable, cloud-based ‘as-a-Service’ IT architecture models have helped shape much of what we anticipate for 2024.

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Joint Statement: EU-UK Financial Regulatory Forum, May 2024

Neopay

The discussion focused around 6 main areas, namely: (i) regulatory and market developments and financial stability outlook, (ii) banking and anti-money laundering (AML), (iii) sustainable finance (iv) capital markets (v) asset management, and (vi) digital finance and artificial intelligence (AI).