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BIS and three central banks test cross-border wholesale CBDCs

News | Payments General | 28 Sep 2023

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) and the central banks of France, Singapore, and Switzerland have successfully tested cross-border wholesale CBDCs.

partnership, CBDC, cross-border payments, banks, financial institutions, FX , wholesale banking, blockchain, payments infrastructure, tokenization, digital currency

What does the future hold for cross-border payments?

Voice of the Industry | Payments General | 26 Sep 2023

Edward Dovey, Head of APAC at RTGS.global, sheds light on the role of faster, more affordable cross-border payment solutions and understanding the de-dollarisation trend.

cross-border payments, cross-border logistics, CBDC, digital currency, settlement, financial institutions, FX , central bank

Temenos showcases support for CBDC wallets

News | Cryptocurrencies | 22 Sep 2023

Switzerland-based banking software company Temenos has showcased how the Temenos banking platform can be used to support CBDC wallets.

CBDC, cryptocurrency, digital wallet, research

Idemia partners with Airtel Payments Bank and HMD Global

News | Online Payments | 07 Sep 2023

Identity technologies and biometric solution provider IDEMIA has partnered with Airtel Payments Bank and HMD Global to expand the reach of offline CBDC payments in India. 

product launch, partnership, CBDC, mobile banking, online banking, digital banking, financial institutions

YES BANK is live with UPI interoperability on CBDC

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 01 Sep 2023

India-based YES BANK has gone live with Unified Payments Interface (UPI) interoperability on the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) app.

product launch, UPI, CBDC, digital currency, banking, fintech, digitalisation, QR code, transactions , crypto

Reserve Bank of Australia and Digital Finance CRC conclude CBDC research project

News | Cryptocurrencies | 23 Aug 2023

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) and the Digital Finance Cooperative Research Centre (DFCRC) have jointly unveiled the results of a collaborative research endeavour focused on the potential implementation of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) in Australia. 

CBDC, central bank, study

Mastercard chooses Fluency as its CBDC partner

News | Cryptocurrencies | 21 Aug 2023

US-based payment-processing corporation Mastercard has chosen UK-based blockchain technology company Fluency as its CBDC partner.

cryptocurrency, partnership, CBDC, blockchain

Nubank to test Brazilian CBDC, Drex

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 21 Aug 2023

Brazil-based financial services platform Nubank has connected its infrastructure to the blockchain network of Banco Central do Brasil to initiate testing with Drex, the Brazilian digital currency.

partnership, banking, fintech, financial services, paytech, CBDC, digital currency, tokenization, digital assets, DLT, e-money

Mastercard launches a CBDC-focused forum

News | Cryptocurrencies | 18 Aug 2023

US-based Mastercard has launched a CBDC partner programme that aims to encourage open discussions around the emergence of CBDCs.

cryptocurrency, CBDC, web3, product launch

Digital Dollar Project explores CBDC for cross-border remittances

News | Cryptocurrencies | 04 Aug 2023

US-based Digital Dollar Project has announced the completion of a new CBDC pilot study in partnership with Western Union and BDO Unibank.

CBDC, partnership, research

Thunes CEO, Peter De Caluwe, on transforming cross-border payments

Interviews | Online Payments | 01 Aug 2023

The Paypers interviewed Peter De Caluwe, the CEO of Thunes, on the company’s rapid growth and Series C funding announcement.

cross-border payments, CBDC, crypto, cryptocurrency, funding, partnership, digital wallet, growth markets

UK and Singapore further sustainable finance and fintech cooperation

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 28 Jul 2023

HM Treasury and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) have held the UK – Singapore Financial Dialogue to identify collaboration opportunities in sustainable finance and fintech.

partnership, banking, fintech, sustainability , green finance, regulation, ESG, digital assets, cryptocurrency, CBDC, e-wallet, stablecoin, tokenization

Value in payments: go horizontal, go full circle, reach out

Voice of the Industry | Online Payments | 25 Jul 2023

Conny Dorrestijn and Ellen Logan from Augmentum Fintech explore the key developments that drive investments in the payments space around the world. 

online payments, fintech, PSP, B2B payments, merchants, PSD2, Open Banking, regulation, account-to-account payment, financial institutions, CBDC, BNPL, embedded finance, banks

Nigeria's central bank upgrades eNaira with NFC features

News | Digital Identity, Security & Online Fraud | 24 Jul 2023

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has upgraded its CBDC mobile app with NFC technology to enable eNaira contactless payments.

CBDC, digital currency, NFC, product upgrade, financial inclusion

Russia passes a bill giving legal authority to its CBDC

News | Cryptocurrencies | 20 Jul 2023

Russia’s Federation Council has recently passed a bill that grants legal authority to the country’s central bank digital currency (CBDC).

cryptocurrency, CBDC, central bank, regulation

Bank of China tests SIM card NFC payments for e-CNY

News | Cryptocurrencies | 13 Jul 2023

The Bank of China has partnered with China Telecom and China Unicom to test SIM card NFC payments for the e-CNY in certain regions.

CBDC, NFC, digital payments, mobile payments

BIS study shows positive outlook on retail CBDC issuance

News | Cryptocurrencies | 10 Jul 2023

A new study from the Bank for International Settlements has revealed that 15 retail CBDCs could be in circulation by 2030.

cryptocurrency, digital assets, CBDC, central bank, survey

DBS launches an e-CNY merchant collection solution

News | Cryptocurrencies | 07 Jul 2023

The Chinese branch of Singapore-based DBS Bank has launched an e-CNY merchant collection solution to support the growing consumer usage of China’s CBDC.

CBDC, product launch, banks, digital payments

Bank of England partners with Nuggets to improve CBDC security

News | Cryptocurrencies | 07 Jul 2023

UK-based Nuggets has partnered with the Bank of England to experiment and design a privacy and identity layer for the UK’s CBDC.

CBDC, data privacy, partnership, central bank

Exploring the future of payments at Money 20/20: from cutting-edge advancements to tokenized bartering

Voice of the Industry | Cryptocurrencies | 06 Jul 2023

Jesper Domargård, VP Marketing at IDEMIA, shares key insights from Money 20/20: machine-to-machine payments, biometric payments, crypto adoption, and CBDCs.

digital payments, biometrics, cryptocurrency, CBDC, digital currency