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  • Regulation

    Central banks double down on CBDC issuance: BIS report

    A 2021 poll of 81 central banks by the BIS reveals that work on retail CBDCs has moved into more advanced stages, driven by a need to increase financial stability amid the pandemic, and the emergence of stablecoins.

    Timmy Shen

  • Regulation

    Hong Kong flirts with e-HKD as it talks of marriage with e-CNY

    The city’s de facto central bank Wednesday sought public consultations on the e-HKD, as the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) chief expressed concerns on a retail digital Hong Kong dollar intensifying competition in the retail payments space. See related article: Hong Kong to press ahead with digital dollar, e-CNY plans Fast facts See related article: […]

    Ningwei Qin