Tag: CBDC
Barclays to host CBDC hackathon
Barclays has announced it will host the ‘Barclays CBDC Hackathon 2022’ later this year, to promote the emergence of new technologies in large-scale banks.
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Central African Republic: first adopter of Bitcoin in Africa to get...
The Central African Republic, which adopted bitcoin as legal tender in April, is poised to roll out its own digital currency as part of a...
SWIFT gets partner for CBDC gateway to existing payment networks
Global interbank messaging network Swift is working with Capgemini to explore ways to interlink the multiple domestic-based CBDC (central bank digital currency) networks emerging...
Vodafone Cash, Calbank, IT Consortium customers can test online version of...
Vodafone Cash, CalBank and IT Consortium customers have been granted the opportunity to test the online version of Bank of Ghana’s Central Bank Digital...
Tanzania gets close to introducing Central Bank Digital Currency
Tanzania is edging closer to introducing a central bank digital currency (CBDC) to help counter the rising popularity of cryptocurrencies in the East African...
eCedi will not harm Mobile Money – BoG Source
A highly reliable source at the Bank of Ghana (BoG) has told Techgh24 that its Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) - eCedi will not...
Vodafone Cash selected for eCedi piloting
Vodafone Ghana's mobile money platform, Vodafone Cash has been selected among several entities for the piloting of Bank of Ghana's Central Bank Digital Currency...
BoG solicits public support for eCedi piloting
The Bank of Ghana is urging all Ghanaians to support the piloting of Ghana's yet to be launched central bank digital currency, the eCedi...
Eastern Caribbean Digital Currency platform crashes
The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) has been forced to pull the switch on its digital dollar project DCash to deal with 'technical issues',...
Nigeria launches eNaira as Ghana pilots eCedi
The Central Bank of Nigeria joined a growing list of emerging markets betting on government-backed digital money to cut transaction costs and boost participation...