Report: RBI Proposes Linking BRICS Central Bank Digital Currencies for Payments

India’s central bank proposes linking BRICS central bank digital currencies to ease cross‑border payments. The Reserve Bank of India reportedly recommended that a proposal to connect central bank digital currencies ( CBDCs) be placed on the agenda for the 2026 BRICS summit in India, aiming to ease cross‑border trade finance and tourism payments among BRICS … Read more

Report: China’s Digital Yuan Processes $55B as Cross-Border CBDC Rails Take Shape

According to a Reuters report citing data compiled by the Atlantic Council, a Washington-based think tank that tracks central bank digital currencies ( CBDCs) and their expansion, China’s CBDC, known as e-CNY, has processed $55 billion through the ‘mBridge’ platform. Digital Yuan Momentum Builds as mBridge Fuels Cross-Border Payments China’s CBDC is steadily finding its … Read more

Central Bank of Rusia Highlights Digital Ruble’s Payments Potential

According to Alla Bakina, Director of the Central Bank’s National Payment System Department, the upcoming implementation of the digital Ruble presents opportunities in the payments arena. The bank estimates that it could reach 5% of the total payments in 7 years. Central Bank Of Russia Talks Ruble Potential In Form Payments And Cross-Border Settlements The … Read more

ECB Plans Digital Euro Launch by 2029 to Enhance European Strategic Autonomy

European Central Bank outlines comprehensive strategy for digital euro implementation, targeting first issuance by 2029 with pilot exercises beginning in 2027. The European Central Bank (ECB) announced its comprehensive digital euro strategy on December 9, 2025, detailing plans to develop a digital currency that complements physical cash while addressing Europe’s strategic technological independence. The proposed … Read more

UAE and China Complete Landmark Transaction Using Digital Dirhams

The government of the UAE completed the first transaction using digital dirhams, its CBDC, to make a cross-border payment to China. The development, which leveraged the Mbridge platform, opens new horizons for cooperation, said the UAE Vice President Sheikh Mansour. UAE Enters The Digital CBDC Age: Completes Landmark Transaction Using Digital Dirham The Facts The … Read more

Singapore Finalizes Stablecoin Framework With Tokenized-Bill Trials Driving Next-Wave Flows

Singapore’s push toward resilient tokenized finance accelerates as MAS locks in stablecoin standards and launches broad settlement trials, signaling rising institutional momentum and advancing frameworks designed to scale cross-border activity and strengthen digital-asset market reliability. MAS Recognizes Urgency, Seals Stablecoin Features With Trials Testing Settlement Rising demand for resilient digital-asset infrastructure is accelerating a global … Read more

Italy Banks Back Digital Euro CBDC, Seek Staggered Implementation Costs

The Italian Banking Association supports a digital-euro central bank digital currency (CBDC) while urging that investment costs be spread over time. Italian banks, led by the Italian Banking Association (ABI), say they support the European Central Bank’s (ECB) digital euro project, ABI General Manager Marco Elio Rottigni told a Florence press seminar on Nov. 8, … Read more

Central Bank of Brazil Clarifies Drex CBDC Project’s Future: Digital Real Still the ‘Ultimate Goal’

The Central Bank of Brazil said the recent pause in using blockchain for drex, its central bank digital currency project, is temporary. The bank intends to continue using decentralized technology in the future, including issuing its own currency for tokenization-linked settlements. Central Bank of Brazil: Drex CBDC Project Still Alive The Facts The Central Bank … Read more