Asia

August 5, 2020

Wang Yongli, former vice president of Bank of China and a director of the Haixia Blockchain Research Institute, believes that...

Africa

Are Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDC) the Solution or the Problem?

January 12, 2021

Central Bank Digital Currencies, or CBDC’s as people like to call them have been all the rage in the end...

Asia

Pushing for CBDCs: China’s former central-bank VP Encourages adoption for central digital currencies

Wang Yongli, the former Vice President of the bank of China has recently pushed for central bank digital currencies positioning...

Asia

Central Banks’ Digital Currency Aspirations Provide Tailwinds to Current Leaders in the Global Payments Ecosystem

Powerful trends in the payments industry are supporting growth opportunities for companies around the world. We explored these themes last...

Asia

China’s central bank pledges continued opening-up of financial industry

BEIJING, Aug. 3 (Xinhua) -- The People's Bank of China (PBOC), the central bank, said Monday that it will resolutely...

Asia

China’s new digital currency takes aim at Alibaba and Tencent

The People’s Bank of China is hoping its new digital currency will reduce the dominance of Alibaba and Tencent in...

Asia

China’s Central Bank to Boost Money Supply, Total Social Financing This Year

The People's Bank of China, mapping out its work for the reminder of the year, said in a statement that...

Asia

Former China Central Bank Exec Pushes for Digital Currencies

The former vice president of China’s central bank pushed for central bank digital currencies positioning it as a substitute for...

Asia

China’s central bank has taken the lead in digital currencies. What does it mean for businesses?

Firms can prepare by having digital wallets in place and planning interoperability for cross-border trade, write Jemma Xu and Dan...

Asia

Philippines Central Bank Investigating Cryptocurrency: Explores A CBDC