31 May 24 @ 14:14

They say it takes a village to raise a child. When it comes to CBDCs, this should be the PR mantra for those central banks who have, or are, taking... read more

02 May 24 @ 10:05

According to the 2024 report from the Payments Innovation Jury, many payments firms were over-valued prior to the pandemic, CBDCs have been overhyped and Asia remains the most promising region... read more

21 Feb 24 @ 10:45

The havoc to crypto payrolls caused by Binance’s decision to stop supporting the BUSD token shows how quickly a decision by one actor can upset an entire ecosystem. As Central... read more

24 Oct 23 @ 10:25

Summer 2023 has seen a bumper crop of good news for CBDCs, including transactions using the digital Yuan hitting $250 billion, a new CBDC consortium announced by Mastercard and the... read more

05 Apr 23 @ 10:07

Recent thinking published by HM Treasury and the European Central Bank show divergence between the UK and European Union (EU) visions for digital currency. At present, the UK seems to... read more

05 Apr 23 @ 09:33

The last year saw substantial change for consumer payments. Both BNPL (Buy Now, Pay Later), mobile payments and SoftPOS entered the mainstream, while CBDCs took another major step forward. But... read more

29 Dec 22 @ 04:07

The Global Payments Innovation Jury has published its 2022 report into the direction of the industry. PCM caught up with Jury Chairman John Chaplin to get his views on the... read more

29 Dec 22 @ 03:52

Japan’s JCB has launched “JCBDC” (JCB Digital Currency) pilot project with IDEMIA and FinTech company Soft Space. JCBDC pilot will develop a CBDC (Central Bank Digital Currency) payment solution and... read more

24 Oct 22 @ 12:42

A new forecast from UK Finance predicts that debit cards will be the overwhelming favourite way for UK consumers to pay in ten years’ time. It also forecasts the decline... read more

21 Apr 22 @ 09:27

The Central Bank of Brazil (BCB) has announced plans to start a pilot program of a central bank digital currency (CBDC). In September last year, the BCB told the Brazilian... read more

20 Apr 22 @ 13:23

India’s central bank says it will launch a digital rupee CBDC in the next financial year, according to the country’s finance minister. “Introduction of a central bank digital currency (CBDC)... read more

17 Feb 22 @ 13:50

Visa has announced plans to offer central banks and financial institutions a central bank digital currency (CBDC) product in Q2 2022. The payment provider developed its Visa CBDC Payment Module... read more

18 Feb 21 @ 10:13

The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) is reported to be extending its central bank digital currency (CBDC) pilot include a contactless wallet and NFC wearables to enable users to make... read more

19 Oct 20 @ 03:09

Central bank digital currencies (CBDC) are receiving more attention than ever before. Yet the motivations for issuance vary across countries, as do the policy approaches and technical designs. A new... read more

05 Aug 25 @ 17:06

When computers first entered mainstream use, languages like COBOL, Fortran, and Pascal defined programming. They were precise but inaccessible to most, requiring deep technical knowledge to manipulate even simple tasks.... read more

05 Aug 25 @ 16:57

The global payments landscape is undergoing a profound transformation, marked by the emergence of Fourth Generation Payment Networks (4GPN). A new whitepaper by Thunderbird School of Global Management and Wiseasy... read more

11 Feb 25 @ 11:17

Digital and mobile payment methods have matured globally amid heightened fraud threats, abounding technology advancement and a raft of complex compliance. With this in mind, what can we expect from... read more

22 Oct 24 @ 13:55

Adding a new spin, or at least exploring an additional use case for CBDCs, the pioneering project established in Switzerland, Project Helvetia, begun in 2020, has just announced Phase III.... read more

14 Aug 24 @ 08:55

It’s fair to say there is much education, progress and evaluation to be conducted within the field of CBDCs and digital currencies – so much to unpack that we are... read more

14 Aug 24 @ 08:14

Mobey Forum has published its latest report, ‘Beyond Payments: Navigating the Next Generation of Digital Wallets’. This comprehensive report, produced by the organisation’s Digital Wallet Expert Group, provides an in-depth... read more