CBDC

Central Bank Digital Currency

Singapore, Amazon lead push for 'purpose bound' digital money

Asia In Brief PLUS: US joins India’s software diplomacy push; Suzuki to make flying cars; Indonesia's broadband bird

Software26 Jun 2023 | 14

Australia to phase out checks by 2030

Bouncing them all – starting with government – but cash gets to stick around

Personal Tech07 Jun 2023 | 123

Chinese city of Changshu to issue salaries in digital yuan

Adoption has been slow, maybe because there are few places to use it

Networks26 Apr 2023 | 22

Toshiba COO dumped over entertainment expenses scandal

Asia In Brief PLUS: Chinese province to buy four million servers; Google Cloud's nine-day APAC network glitch; and more

Legal19 Feb 2023 | 1

Bank of England won't call it Britcoin but says digital pound 'likely to be needed in future'

Technical paper says blockchain probably isn't up to the job

Software08 Feb 2023 | 176

India’s retail digital currency pilot launches on December 1st

Four participating banks, four cities, expansion to come

Software30 Nov 2022 | 7

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Payments

Alibaba hides 11.11 shopping festival sales figures for the first time

PLUS: US/Singapore CBDC trial; Digital Ocean down under; Boeing's Indonesian touchdown; and more

Off-Prem13 Nov 2022 | 3

Singapore's fintech boss says stablecoins might win before CBDCs even get started

Monetary authority presses ahead with Ubin+ cross-border CBDC trial anyway

Software04 Nov 2022 | 2

China promises its digital currency will offer 'controllable anonymity'

This means personal info will be captured but not used – unless you're a suspected crim

Software01 Nov 2022 | 30

India to lead drive for global crypto regulations to bust money laundering

As president of the G20, it will have the platform to make it happen

Personal Tech19 Oct 2022 | 6

Singapore suggests blockchain to speed cross-border payments

Monetary Authority director calls current system 'not fit for 21st century'

Software11 Oct 2022 | 9

Beijing signals Digital Yuan will integrate with existing payment schemes

It needs to, because the likes of Alipay are already ubiquitous – and already used overseas

Software13 Sep 2022 | 3

Singapore struggles to curb cryptocurrency enthusiasm

City-state can’t beat them, so plans to regulate them, starting with consumer suitability tests

Software30 Aug 2022 | 4

Aussies crowdsource a business case for central bank digital currencies

Ring-fenced tests planned, despite previous regulatory skepticism about the need for fiat digi-dollars

Software09 Aug 2022 | 21

Singapore distances itself from local crypto companies

Consumer protection regulation coming soon as anti-crypto rhetoric ratchets

Security20 Jul 2022 | 4

India's Internet Association ends crypto advocacy to do something more productive

Namely working on a central bank digital currency

Software18 Jul 2022 | 7

US floats framework for international crypto regulations that cement its power

Crypto-land told it can't disrupt the global economy or financial system

Software08 Jul 2022 | 30

Central bank: Crypto 'derives value based on make believe', threatens financial stability

India's Reserve Bank no fan of digi-dollars – even its own planned central bank digital currency

Software01 Jul 2022 | 12

Singapore promises 'brutal and unrelentingly hard' action on dodgy crypto players

But welcomes fast cross-border payments in central bank digital currencies

Cyber-crime27 Jun 2022 | 3

China's digital currency comes to WeChat. Next stop: over a billion users

For now, a mere 80 million more citizens can trial the Digital Yuan

Software08 Apr 2022 | 5

India's Reserve Bank deputy governor calls for crypto ban

Labels digital currencies wreckers of sovereignty, worse than a Ponzi scheme

Security16 Feb 2022 | 51

Spot the irony: India's Reserve Bank says outsourcing and offshoring are risky

So risky that new guidelines are needed to ensure engagements don't go pear-shaped

Security14 Feb 2022 | 11

Indian PM says digital rupee will facilitate creation of global digital payment scheme

This is news to the rest of the world

Personal Tech04 Feb 2022 | 22

India to adopt digital rupee and slap a 30 per cent tax on cryptocurrency income

Designates data centres as infrastructure to attract more outside investment

Personal Tech02 Feb 2022 | 23

Russia's Putin out the idea of a broad cryptocurrency ban

Central bank worries that block-bucks reduce government control and are used by crims

Security21 Jan 2022 | 20

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