Australia
ANZ Becomes First Bank to Mint Australian Digital Dollar
Australia’s ANZ Bank has become the first major financial institution in the country to issue and execute payment of a...
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A Multi-CBDC Platform is Technically Viable But More Questions Lay Ahead
The central banks of Australia, Malaysia, Singapore, and South Africa alongside the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) have jointly developed...
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Central Banks, BIS Team Up on Digital-Currency Payments
A group of four central banks have teamed up with the Bank for International Settlements to create a prototype platform...
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New Zealand Central Bank Starts Work on Digital Currency
Adrian Orr, Governor of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand, announced that Aotearoa’s Central Bank (iTe Pūtea Matua) is commencing...
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AUD/USD Unimpressed as China GDP Beats Estimates. Where to Next for the Australian Dollar?
Chinese GDP printed at 4.0% year-on-year for the fourth quarter against expectations of 3.3% and 4.9% previously. Other Chinese data...
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Australia is Making Plans to Adopt Cryptocurrency and Launch a CBDC
Australia could launch a central bank digital currency (CBDC). The country is already supporting crypto-related proposals as part of its...
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Australian Reserve Bank Governor Skeptical About Implementing a CBDC
The Reserve Bank of Australia’s Governor, Philip Lowe, said that officials were not absolutely certain about releasing a Central Bank...
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Australia Announces Biggest Overhaul to Payments in 25 Years
Following a long-awaited report by a Senate committee on Australia’s fintech industry, the country’s treasurer, Josh Frydenberg, today announced sweeping...
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The RBA is Looking Into Creating A Digital Currency That Would Allow Banks to Settle Large Transactions Instantly
The Reserve Bank of Australia is considering creating its own central bank digital currency, or “CBDC”, for early use in...
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Reserve Bank of Australia Taking Cautious Crypto Approach
While the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is conducting research into various applications of cryptocurrencies and distributed ledger technologies, they...
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