With Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) banned by executive order, the Fed may have more incentive to explore alternatives ...

The term central bank digital currency is misleading and should be abandoned, research from the European Central Bank argues.

Debadatta Chand also said banks along with regulator are working on CBDC to create the ease of doing transaction that can be ...

ECB President Christine Lagarde insists this new digital dosh isn’t about snooping. Instead, she claims it’s about making ...

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has confirmed that the United States will not introduce a central bank digital currency ...

Progress on mBridge may become less transparent moving forward, however, compounded by the departure of the Bank for ...

At the request of the Bank of Namibia (BoN), an IMF mission team conducted a technical assistance (TA) from January 15 to February 1, 2024. The mission assisted the authorities in establishing the ...

The Bank of Namibia (BON) explored the potential of Retail Central Bank Digital Currency (rCBDC). The key drivers included promoting financial inclusion, modernizing financial system modernization, as ...

The OG cypherpunk and founder of Blockstream says state-issued digital currency is nothing like Bitcoin. Back is a speaker at Consensus Hong Kong Feb. 18-20.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell returns to Capitol Hill on Wednesday for the second day of his semiannual updates on ...

The biggest financial technology challenges facing central banks remain cyber security and adaptation of legacy systems, data from the Fintech Benchmarks 2025 shows.

A significant portion of central banks worldwide have delayed their plans for launching CBDCs, citing regulatory challenges.