Tag: digital currency
Digital currency pilot begins in Nigeria with eNaira launch
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has unveiled its central bank digital currency (CBDC) eNaira in its pilot study named Project Giant.
Bank of Korea set to kick-off central bank digital currency pilot
The Bank of Korea (BOK) has revealed it is planning to initiate its central bank digital currency (CBDC) pilot later this month.
India unveils new digital currency, Nigeria eyes e-currency launch in October...
India has introduced the e-RUPI, which is a cashless and contactless digital payment system to support the global shift towards digital payments.
Bank of Israel opens consultation on potential digital shekel
The Bank of Israel has opened a public consultation on the potential issuance of a digital shekel.
China is trialling its digital yuan
China has taken a place at the front of the nations looking to digitalise their economies by trialling its digital yuan.
Bank of France governor calls for central banks to issue digital...
Central banks should be in charge of issuing digital currencies as the use of cash declines, the Bank of France's governor Francois Villeroy de Galhau said.
HubrisOne moves past halfway mark for crowdfunding campaign
Crypto assets exchange platform HubrisOne has moved past the halfway mark for its crowdfunding campaign.
France looks towards use of digital currency and blockchain services
France is exploring the use of digital currency and distributed ledger technology (DLT) to help create new opportunities for the financial market.
Verrency, Coinify team up to enable crypto payments through banks
Verrency, a payments provider, has partnered with digital currency platform Coinify to support virtual currency payments.