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Central Bank Digital Currency In India: The New Money Is Here!

Forrester eCommerce

The world of money is changing, and India has made impressive progress toward innovations in digital payments. India’s central bank, Reserve Bank of India (RBI), is now focusing on Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC). Things have been a little hazy around the use of cryptocurrencies in India.

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Decoding China’s Central Bank Digital Currency

Forrester eCommerce

The digital yuan, the central bank digital currency (CBDC) of China, has already been tested in several major cities across the country. In fact, the digital yuan […].

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The Unstoppable Rise Of Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs)

Forrester eCommerce

In his #1 international best seller “Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind”, Dr Yuval Noah Harari observed that people the world over who do not believe in the same god or obey the same king are more than willing to use the same money. As Dr Harari points out – historically speaking – money required […].

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Understand The State Of Central Bank Digital Currencies In Asia Pacific

Forrester eCommerce

The Asia Pacific (APAC) region is at the forefront of central bank digital currency (CBDC) development. Most APAC countries are proactively exploring and experimenting with CBDCs. China, South Korea, India, and Thailand are proactively piloting retail CBDCs.

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Crypto Payments Adoption in FinTech: How Do Retailers Fit in?

Retail TouchPoints

However, even if you’re not yet set up for in-store crypto payments, you can still integrate a digital currency option into your ecommerce or click-and-collect offering. Payment terminals and tablets are simply not yet designed to execute cryptocurrency payments.

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Bank of England launch digital currency consultation

365 Retail

Officials said on Tuesday that it would launch a consultation on the introduction of a so-called central bank digital currency (CBDC) next year. But it would take until at least 2025 for such a currency to be launched in the UK, the Treasury and Bank of England said.

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PayPal Purchases Cryptocurrency Security Provider Curv

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In October 2020, PayPal committed to helping shape the role that digital currencies will play in the future of commerce and financial services, and the company recently created a business unit focused on blockchain, crypto and digital currencies.

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