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.
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German federal bank runs successful blockchain system without a CBDC
Executives at the Deutsche Bundesbank are eager to launch a blockchain-based system without the need for a CBDC — and they just might succeed.
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China’s digital yuan will offer best privacy protection, says official
The People’s Bank of China intends to enable anonymous digital yuan transactions of small amounts in order to protect “reasonable” anonymity needs.
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Nigeria’s central bank not discouraging people from trading crypto, says governor
The governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria has seemingly softened his stance on crypto for individuals, if not banks.
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Central Bank of Nigeria Official Reiterates Nigerian Residents Free to Trade Cryptos: Directive Only Applies to Banking Sector
A senior executive with Nigeria’s central bank, Adamu Lamtek, has reportedly denied that his institution had placed restrictions on the use of cryptocurrencies. Instead, Lamtek,
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