Alibaba’s Alipay and Tencent’s WeChat Pay reportedly account for 98% of the mobile payment market in China.
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Jamaica’s central bank taps Irish tech outfit for CBDC project
The Bank of Jamaica has partnered with an Ireland-based tech firm for its central bank digital currency project scheduled to begin in May.
Read moreHong Kong Plans To Explore General Purpose CBDC
Hong Kong is set to explore a general purpose central bank digital currency (CBDC) in an upcoming project tagged Project Aurum. This was disclosed by
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Jamaica Plans to Pilot a Central Bank Crypto, CBDC to Work Alongside Notes and Coinage
While a number of countries are working on central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), on Tuesday, the Bank of Jamaica (BoJ) announced it will soon be
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European Central Bank tries to quell Germans’ doubts about digital euro
A future digital euro wouldn’t be a threat to savers, say officials from the European Central Bank.
Read moreNorway Central Bank Chief Calls Bitcoin Unstable and Resource Intensive
Norway’s Central Bank does not seem so keen on cryptocurrencies despite being known as a cashless society. This was deduced from the recent comments made
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