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2024 Payment Methods Report: Overview, Insights, and Statistics

Clearly Payments

Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) Overview : Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) are digital forms of a country’s national currency, issued and regulated by the central bank. Wholesale CBDCs focus on interbank settlements, enhancing security and efficiency in large transactions between financial institutions.

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FedNow’s Montgomery: Gearing Up For 2023-24 — And Instant Payments Competition

PYMNTS

In an interview with Karen Webster, Boston Federal Reserve Chief Operating Officer and FedNow Program Executive Ken Montgomery said the central bank’s ambitious payments initiative remains on track — and will inject competition into the instant payments market.

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PBOC Patents Show China’s Push For Digital Money

PYMNTS

Several patents among the 84 China has filed indicate that the country is aiming to adjust the supply of digital currency in the bank based on algorithms for things like loan rates or other specific triggers. Customers will be able to make deposits with their usual banks and then convert those deposits to digital currency.

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Tales from the Crypto: Funding Startups, Fighting Fraud, and Why the U.S. is a CBDC Laggard

Finovate

interbank settlement system compared to similar systems in Europe that were deployed sooner. “Our commitment to responsible innovation and compliance, and our track record delivering new experiences to our customers, provides the foundation necessary to contribute to the growth of digital payments through PayPal USD.”

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