[ad_1] © Reuters. Standard Chartered (OTC:) has announced its participation in China’s digital yuan trials, marking a significant step for the international bank in the realm of digital currencies. As one of the first foreign financial institutions to engage in this initiative, the bank has launched digital yuan exchange services and is actively involved as
[ad_1] © Reuters. Visa (NYSE:), in collaboration with HSBC and Bank, has completed the first phase of a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) trial in Hong Kong. The trial, backed by Beijing’s central government, achieved “near real-time” transfers using tokenized electronic Hong Kong Dollar (e-HKD) deposits while preserving non-bank users’ information privacy. The pilot functioned
[ad_1] © Reuters. A consortium of Swiss financial institutions is set to revolutionize digital financial markets through the launch of Helvetia Phase III, a project aimed at exploring the use of wholesale central bank digital currency (wCBDC). This initiative marks the first time real Swiss Franc wCBDC will be used to settle digital securities transactions.
[ad_1] ShareRing, a true self-sovereign digital identity blockchain Australian company, proudly announces its achievement as one of the first in the industry to be accredited under the “Digital Identities and Attributes Trust Framework” (DIATF) in the United Kingdom. This accomplishment marks a significant advancement in ShareRing’s technology and reaffirms the company’s commitment to reusable digital
[ad_1] © Reuters The Central Bank of Russia has indicated that the upcoming launch of its central bank digital currency (CBDC), the digital ruble, is not expected to eclipse other non-cash and cash payment methods. Alla Bakina, director of the bank’s national payment system department, shared this perspective during a webinar reported by Interfax news
[ad_1] © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Euro banknotes are seen in this illustration taken July 17, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration//File Photo (Corrects to add dropped word ‘the’ in paragraph 1) By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) -A milestone move by the European Central Bank toward launching a digital euro within a few years means the time has come
[ad_1] © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Euro currency bills are pictured at the Croatian National Bank in Zagreb, Croatia, May 21, 2019. REUTERS/Antonio Bronic/File photo By Anne Kauranen HELSINKI (Reuters) – A digital euro would allow consumers in Europe to pay with central bank money but it would not be an investment object similar to cryptocurrencies,
[ad_1] © Reuters. The European Central Bank (ECB) is making strides towards a digital euro, but the initiative is encountering delays due to privacy concerns surrounding small transactions. The European Data Protection Board (EDPB), led by Deputy Chair Irene Loizidou Nicolaidou, has advocated for the inclusion of a privacy limit in the upcoming legislation. This
[ad_1] Share: NIO stock gives back early gains reaped on deregulation of cross-border data. China’s Cybersecurity Administration has reduced scrutiny of non-personal data. Hang Seng index closes 2.5% higher on the news. US Core PCE data for August shows inflation slowing, boosts US stocks. Nio (NIO) stock rose 1.2% early Friday, to $9.02
[ad_1] © Reuters. In a significant move towards digitization, the European Central Bank (ECB) under the leadership of Christine Lagarde has proposed a legal structure for the introduction of a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) across the 20 member states of the Eurozone. The ECB aims to roll out the digital euro by 2027, as
