Fireblocks Among 14 Companies Chosen For The Bank of Israel’s Digital Shekel CBDC Challenge
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The Bank of Israel has announced the initiation of the “Digital Shekel Challenge,” an ambitious CBDC experiment inspired by “Project Rosalind” – a joint project by the Bank of England and BIS. The challenge aims to explore potential applications for a digital shekel system, garnering widespread interest from the fintech and finance communities both within […]
Putin Calls for Robust Development Framework for Digital Assets in Russia
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In a significant move towards modernising the Russian financial landscape, President Vladimir Putin has underscored the necessity for developing a comprehensive framework for the integration and utilisation of digital assets. Speaking at a recent meeting on economic matters, Putin highlighted the strategic importance of creating favourable conditions to foster the growth of digital assets, including […]
Functional needs for personal data within a payments system
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1. Purpose of this paper This paper is intended to provide a high-level framework of personal data types and functional uses of personal data within the ecosystem of a payments system. Its objective is to facilitate discussions on privacy in the context of a digital Pound by enabling consistent terminology. Some functional elements described in […]
Digital Money Event (23 October 2024)
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Details Location: London, United KingdomDate: Wednesday 23 October 2024Organised by: Digital Pound Foundation Description The Digital Money Event 2024 is the destination annual event for discussing the implementation of a digital Pound in both public and private forms. Assembling up to 200 guests, our members, partners, fintechs, policymakers, leading academics and the media will meet to […]