A GUIDE TO CENTRAL BANK DIGITAL CURRENCY PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
This report descrobes the project management methodology required for CBDC projects to progess globally.
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NEW CENTRAL BANK DIGITAL CURRENCY (CBDC) PARTNER PROGRAM
A brief report on Mastercard’s announcement of a new CBDC partner program with key IT solution providers involved with blockchain, web3, and digital payments.
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RIPPLE JOINS BIS CROSS-BORDER PAYMENTS TASK FORCE
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) recently announced a cross-border payments interoperability and extension (PIE) task force.
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CBDC WALLETS AND THE SECURITY REQUIREMENTS
In this publicly available GSA report, authored by Teddy Kyung Lee, central bank digital currency (CDBDC) is defined, and contrasted with crypto. In addition to basic definitions, there is an emphasis on how CBDC wallets must be secured.
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CENTRAL BANK DIGITAL CURRENCY – ECOSYSTEM 2023
A slide that shows graphically the forms that a retail and wholesale central bank digital currency (CBDC) might take.
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HOW FEDNOW AND FASTER PAYMENTS WILL IMPACT US FINTECH
FedNow’s promise of faster payments is not new. Aside from RTP and same-day ACH, we have seen faster payments in a number of forms: closed-loop P2P payments (Venmo, Zelle), wire transfers, stablecoins, and push-to-card. Each varies in settlement type, rail, limit, cost, push/pull capabilities, and transaction limits. This has created an ecosystem where U.S. money movement has become unnecessarily complex. In this white paper by Bessemer Venture Partners they explain that they expect to see more payment-first business models, and a new wave of fraud, and infrastructure to facilitate the patchwork of faster payments in the US.
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