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March 24, 2023
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis Introduces State Legislation Banning CBDC
Decrypt
March 16, 2023
India and UAE to Collaborate on Developing Digital Currencies
Coindesk
March 15, 2023
Novatti Launches Multi-Currency Platform for Australian Bill Payments
PR Newswire
March 9, 2023
Banks See "Clear Potential and Value" in Swift's Experimental CBDC Connector After Sandbox Collaboration
EIN News
March 6, 2023
Project Icebreaker Concludes Experiment for a New Architecture for Cross-Border Retail CBDCs
BIS
February 10, 2023
Episode 190 - Fanning the Flames: A Year in Travel - French Polynesia
With many of us still experiencing cold and rainy winter weather, let’s look to warmer climates as Glenbrook’s Chris Uriarte walks us through his payments journey in French Polynesia.
If you’ve attended a Payments Boot Camp, you’ve heard us say that payment systems are domestic by nature. The experience Chris has in the islands of French Polynesia really brings that point home. Listen in to hear his observations and key takeaways on local payment methods.
How Will Central Bank Digital Currency Impact ATMs?
www.atmmarketplace.com
January 27, 2023
Episode 189 - Fanning the Flames: A Year in Travel - Singapore
The next destination on our journey around the world is Singapore! Glenbrook’s Chris Uriarte and Bethany May come on the show to share their stories using local and regional payment methods. Listen in to hear their experiences using GrabPay, QR codes, and even digital currency to pay a friend back for dinner.
While at the Singapore FinTech Festival, Bethany also had the opportunity to participate in a Central Bank Digital Currency pilot put on by the Monetary Authority of Singapore. She provides her insights on the “purpose bound money” trial and overall observations on the research and experimentation being done on CBDCs in Singapore.
January 25, 2023
Universal Digital Payments Network (UDPN) is Launched to Support Seamless Digital Payments Across Multiple Central Bank Digital Currencies and Regulated Stablecoins
PR Newswire
Project Icebreaker Uses Retail CBDC for Instant P2P Cross Border Payments
Ledger Insights
January 20, 2023
Universal Digital Payments Network for Stablecoins, CBDCs Launches at Davos
Forkast
January 19, 2023
Davos Day 3 Shows Conflicting Visions for the Metaverse, CBDCs
Coindesk
January 18, 2023
The Digital Dollar Project Publishes Updated White Paper Furthering Exploration Of A U.S. CBDC
Digital Dollar Project
Digital Gift Card and Payment Provider Tango Card Launches Dramatically Expanded Global Catalog and Capabilities
EIN News
January 17, 2023
Money and Payments: The U.S. Dollar in the Age of Digital Transformation
Federal Reserve
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