CBDC
India extends programmable CBDC welfare scheme
Government hails e-rupee food initiative as “proof of concept for the nation”
Cipollone outlines digital euro app as ECB readies pilot
Board member says application will ‘leave no-one behind’
Digital euro passes European Parliament’s first hurdle
Economic and monetary committee’s rapporteur says CBDC will ‘never replace’ cash
BoE pledges to link tokenised markets to central bank money
Bank says RTGS will be modified to support use of tokenised assets as collateral by 2028
Book notes: Redefining the monetary standard in the digital age, by Livio Stracca
A comprehensive and readable account of what digitalisation could mean for monetary policy
Retail CBDCs may not stop spread of stablecoins – SNB paper
Researchers argue access to central clearing would help boost singleness of money
CBDCs crucial to safeguarding financial system – panel
Monetary sovereignty and trust in money should be preserved, policy-makers say
Dirk Niepelt on the political economy of CBDCs
The BoE CBDC adviser discusses the social role of a retail digital currency versus commercial bank money and favours a remunerated approach
G+D’s Tanja Heßdörfer on the challenges of CBDC
The German company’s head of digital currency advisory discusses the key challenges surrounding digital central bank money
ECB to run digital euro pilot in second half of 2027
Participants to include payment service providers, end users and merchants
Ex-ECB official: central banks need to vouch more for CBDCs
Monetary authorities have been cornered by banking industry, argues Ulrich Bindseil
India launches CBDC pilot using 24/7 grain ATMs
Public can use QR codes or SMS passwords to release food
BdF governor and Coinbase CEO clash over stablecoins at Davos
De Galhau warns of ‘full dollarisation’, while head of crypto exchange heralds dawn of ‘bitcoin standard’
India proposes linking Brics countries’ CBDCs
Bloc, which has already committed to improving payments interoperability, faces geopolitical challenges
Academics call on European Parliament to back digital euro
Signatories of open letter say CBDC is vital to ensure Europe is not reliant on US payment providers
Households ‘open’ to digital euro regardless of holding limit – ECB
Customers would only allocate €500 of €10,000 gift into digital euro, study finds
EU council gives digital euro the provisional green light
ECB says it is ready for 2029 issuance once parliament and council have given their final approval
Norway’s central bank latest to disavow CBDC
Currency would not be ‘appropriate’ to maintain krone’s monetary sovereignty, Norges Bank says
Digital euro could reopen e-krona debate for Riksbank – Bunge
Swedish central bank to fully move to eurozone settlement system by 2030
Sarb finds ‘no compelling need’ for a retail CBDC
Central bank pivots towards wholesale version while modernising national payments system