Tag: CBDC

CBN partners with fintech firm Bitt Inc for e-naira rollout - Barbados-based fintech firm Bitt Inc will be working as the technical partner for the Central Bank of Nigeria for ...

CBN Reveals CBDC Guidelines, Announces Plan to Launch E-Naira Wallet - The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has reportedly confirmed that its e-naira digital currency will have a legal tender and ...

Bank of Ghana Selects German Technology Firm as Partner for CBDC Project - The Bank of Ghana (BOG) says it has signed an agreement with Giesecke Devrient (GD) to implement a ...

President of Argentina open to Bitcoin and a CBDC but central bank disagrees - Argentina President Alberto Fernandez has indicated support for digital assets, asserting there is no reason to push ...

Nigeria's Digital Currency ‘E-Naira’ to Be Designated Critical National Infrastructure - According to a report, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is planning to have its proposed digital currency designated “critical ...

Venezuela to cut six zeros from its currency - CBDC launch set for October: The Central Bank of Venezuela will launch a CBDC in October alongside a monetary redenomination that will ...

Digital Yuan to Promote International Use of Chinese Currency, Experts Say - The digital yuan will further promote the process of “internationalization” of the renminbi, Chinese experts believe. This can happen ...

Vice President of Ghana Says African Countries Should Welcome Digital Currencies - Ghana’s vice president Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia said African countries should welcome digital currencies. According to Ghana’s vice president, African countries need ...

‘Digital Euro to Handle ‘Almost Unlimited’ Payments’ - A blockchain-based digital euro would be highly scalable allowing it to process an almost unlimited number of payments, the central bank of Estonia ...

Nigeria central bank says e-naira will make transactions cheaper - The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said that transactions will be cheaper to conduct with Nigeria’s digital currency, e-naira. ...