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The Inthanon-LionRock Fintech project between the Bank of Thailand (BOT), Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), and ten commercial banks began their cooperation in May, last year. The project is a prototype for cross border remittance service using Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) and has now finally reached a constructive working product.

Japanese lawmakers from the ruling Liberal Democratic Party are preparing a proposal recommending digital currency.

World Economic Forum establishes consortium focused on creating Governance Framework for virtual currencies.

During a panel discussion at the World Economic Forum which included the topic of Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs), David Marcus, Head of Calibra, highlighted that digital currencies are the

Why are Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) important? Do we really need them? What are the implications? How will they be designed? Here are seven key takeaways you need to know.

Panellists discuss the delicate balance needed between the private and public sector

Bank of International Settlements (BIS), a collaboration between central banks from Canada, Sweden, Switzerland, Japan, EU, and the UK, has announced the joint effort to study the feasibility and merits of Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC).

In 2019, the BIS opened innovation hubs in Hong Kong, Singapore and Switzerland

Research and experimentation on central bank digital currencies continue to fuel discussion and debate. This BIS paper updates an earlier survey that asked central banks how their plans in this area are developing. The latest responses show emerging market economies reporting stronger motivations and a higher likelihood that they will issue digital currencies, with central banks representing a fifth of the world's population reportedly likely to issue very soon.

MIT’s crypto research group said the crypto and blockchain space is an experimental playground paving the way for a central bank digital currency.

There is a lot of work ahead on all levels — from regulators and users to businesses and customers — but the process has been initiated: Stablecoins is our inevitable future.

The World Economic Forum has released a toolkit for policymakers regarding the creation of central bank digital currencies.

BIS survey shows central banks shifting emphasis from wholesale to retail CBDCs

The Bank of International Settlements’s new survey revealed that only 10% of central banks are likely to issue a CBDC for the general public in the short term.

CBDC-based payments can cut costs and boost speed, HKMA and Bank of Thailand study shows