Tag: CBDC
Nigeria Central Bank turns to taxi drivers to boost eNaira adoption
A year after launching Africa’s first digital currency, Nigeria’s central bank is turning to the nation’s three-wheeler taxi operators to speed the adoption of the...
Ghana set to catch up with Nigeria, Kenya in crypto adoption...
A report released by blockchain analytics platform Chainalysis, indicated that Ghana has the potential to achieve crypto adoption levels similar to Kenya and Nigeria,...
Clickatell enables access to eNaira without mobile data
Chat commerce platform Clickatell has partnered with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to launch a USSD channel for the eNaira to enable Nigerians to...
BoG Sandbox: EMTECH to pilot “digital dollar”
EMTECH, a first-of-its-kind central banking infrastructure provider says it will take part in the recently announced Technical Sandbox Program by The Digital Dollar Project...
eNaira records US$9.3 million in transactions
Eleven months after its lunch, Nigeria's Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC), the eNaira, has recorded ₦4 billion ($9.3 million ) in transactions.
According to the Central...
eCedi wallets should NOT attract interest or else…- Calbank official
Head of Digital and Inclusive Banking at Calbank, Martha Acquaye has said that if eCedi wallets attracts interest like mobile money wallets do, it...
eCedi Adoption: Education & investment into ecosystem infrastructure critical – Eli...
Chief Executive of Mobile Money Limited (MTN MoMo), Eli Hini has stated that for Ghana's central bank digital currency (CBDC) - eCedi, to take...
MTN MoMo Month: Is eCedi more like Cash or Mobile Money?
On Wednesday, August 10, 2022, Mobile Money Limited (MTN MoMo) held a Stakeholder Forum on The Impact of Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) on...
CBDCs could boost financial stability – Report
A well-designed central bank digital currency (CBDC) like Ghana's eCedi may enhance rather than weaken financial stability, according to a working paper from the...
Central African Republic’s digital coin flops at launch
The sale of Central African Republic’s first digital coin got off to a slow start, with just over 5% of the target bought in the...