© Reuters. The Swiss National Bank (SNB) is progressing with its groundbreaking Helvetia Phase III pilot program, marking a significant shift from the testing to the actual implementation of a central bank digital currency (CBDC). This initiative, led by SNB Chairman Thomas Jordan and SIX Digital Exchange, will enable real bond transactions to be settled
© 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 24/7
© Reuters. The Swiss National Bank (SNB) has partnered with six commercial banks, including UBS, Zuercher Kantonal Bank, Banque Cantonale Vaudoise, Basler Kantonalbank, Commerzbank (ETR:), and Hypothekarbank Lenzburg for a wholesale Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) pilot project. The initiative, dubbed Helvetia Phase III, aims to tokenize the Swiss franc for digital securities transactions on
© Reuters. Bank of China Hong Kong (BOCHK) is conducting a pilot project to examine the role of smart contracts in the proposed Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) of Hong Kong, using its mobile applications BOC Pay and BOC Bill Merchant App. The pilot aims to integrate point-of-sale functionality to lower technical barriers for merchants,
China’s central bank digital currency (CBDC), known as e-CNY, has expanded its pilot to 26 locations, a move that has been under way since 2019. This was revealed during a forum in Beijing, where the former governor of China’s central bank, Zhou Xiaochuan, detailed the evolution and potential future direction of the digital currency. Zhou
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