De-dollarization has created a large transformative shift in global financial architectures, with the European Central Bank (ECB) pioneering monetary innovation through its wholesale Central Bank ...

Over three-fifths of central banks without a legal mandate to issue a central bank digital currency are nevertheless involved in retail CBDC projects, data from the Fintech Benchmarks 2025 reveals.

Leithner sees the launch of a permanent CBDC as a key element of the EU’s digital agenda and as a crucial component of its financial strategy. Using the digital Euro as a strategic asset ...

Until last month’s ban on a US digital dollar, 130 countries, or 98% of the global economy, had been exploring a CBDC to complement cash. For Australia, the stakes are particularly high.

However, the post did little to answer the question of whether Ripple has abandoned its CBDC initiatives or keeping a low profile because of the United States’ stance on the assets. Trump’s executive ...

The central bank digital currency (CBDC) is going to completely revolutionise the entire payment space in terms of how one makes a payment, just like UPI did, Debadatta Chand, MD and CEO of Bank ...

The mission assisted the authorities in establishing the groundwork for a feasibility study of a retail central bank digital currency (rCBDC) and drafting a roadmap for the BoN's CBDC exploration. The ...

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the United States would not issue a central bank digital currency, or CBDC, as long as he remains the head of the organization. The announcement came during a ...

US President Donald Trump issued an executive order last month halting the development of a US Central Bank Digital Currency or the CBDC. This move aimed at regulating digital assets has ...

Retail central bank digital currency (CBDC) development projects continue to face significant hurdles before achieving large-scale implementation. Key challenges include ensuring system ...