Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) - Digital Pound Foundation

The future of payments 2021 – Evolution or revolution?

Banque de France, Bank for International Settlements and Swiss National Bank conclude successful cross-border wholesale CBDC experiment

Minutes of the CBDC Engagement Forum – November 2021

Consumer attitudes to CBDC: Considerations for policy-makers

Japan’s DCJPY Digital Currency White Paper

Peru’s Central Bank Is Developing a CBDC, according to BCRP President Julio Velarde

The Retail versus Wholesale Debate: Should retail and wholesale clearing and settlement of CBDC payments be separated?

How does the market look today? When looking at the payments aspect of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), distinctions are frequently made between wholesale and retail systems and infrastructure. While this approach may reflect the traditional and legacy infrastructures that are currently in place, the opportunity for change brought about by the digital revolution raises […]

At the dawn of a new age – CBDC, the money of the 21st century

MAS Announces Winners of the Global CBDC Challenge

The Future of Money – does the UK need a digital Pound? A fireside chat with the Bank of England

The emergence of digital currencies has been driven by a combination of factors: frontier technologies and their use in payments innovation, increasingly global networks and communities, and a growing recognition that transition to a digital economy will require new forms of digital money. Although initially driven by the private sector, central banks and governments have […]

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Whilst most CBDC experiments have involved private sector technology providers, the overwhelming majority of these experiments, to date, have not involved participation from other private sector actors. The Digital Pound Foundation is unique in proposing a model whereby the public and private sectors can fully engage in the design, development and adoption of a digital Pound, thus contributing to its successful roll-out and helping drive forward the UK’s transition to a digital economy.

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