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United Nations, ICP launch digital credentials pilot in Cambodia

DIGIT — Wed, 03 Jul 2024 18:35:00 +0000

The UNDP’s Universal Trusted Credentials will get its second trial in Cambodia. The plan is to create a 10-country ecosystem.

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US Central Bank’s Fednow Payment Service to Launch in July, Economist Calls Timing ‘Suspicious’

DIGIT — Wed, 22 Mar 2023 20:50:00 +0000

According to the U.S. Federal Reserve, the central bank’s Fednow payment service will start operating in July, and participants will be certified in April to leverage the Fednow Pilot Program. Ken Montgomery, the Fednow program executive, is urging American financial institutions to make preparations to join the central bank’s new payment service. Economist Richard Werner, […]

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Central Bank of Brazil Confirms It Will Run a Pilot Test for Its CBDC This Year

DIGIT — Sun, 17 Apr 2022 04:30:54 +0000

The Central Bank of Brazil has confirmed that the institution will run a pilot test regarding the implementation of its proposed central bank digital currency (CBDC), the digital real. Roberto Campos Neto, president of the bank, also stated that this new test will include a fixed supply of the mentioned token, and detailed this pilot […]

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Georgia to Pilot Digital Currency in Retail Commerce Next Year

DIGIT — Fri, 08 Oct 2021 08:49:45 +0000

The central bank of Georgia is advancing its digital currency project. The monetary authority is preparing to launch the CBDC as early as next year and plans to use the blockchain-based version of the national fiat, the Georgian lari, to facilitate retail sales. Georgia to Introduce Digital Lari in 2022 The National Bank of Georgia […]

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