CBDCs stories
5 million Canadians bet on crypto. Where’s the rulebook?
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Political leaders remain unaware and sceptical amid calls for clearer regulation and support as stablecoin rises amongst Canadian investors.
Canada lags behind as world leaders move towards stablecoin
Wed, 3rd Sep 2025
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While global banking leaders embrace stablecoins for innovation, Canada remains cautious, delaying adoption amidst evolving digital currency trends.
Blockchain & Web3 drive digital transformation in real estate
Mon, 7th Jul 2025
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Blockchain and Web3 are reshaping global real estate by enabling decentralised, transparent transactions and boosting investment through digital asset tokenisation.
LayerZero partners with Rayls to enhance blockchain finance
Wed, 26th Feb 2025
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Rayls has partnered with LayerZero to enhance cross-chain connectivity for financial institutions, aiming to integrate traditional finance with decentralised finance.
Digital payment trends soar in Asia Pacific, 2024 report
Fri, 10th Jan 2025
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A Forrester report reveals rapid advancements in digital retail payments across Asia Pacific, spotlighting growth in digital wallets and BNPL services.
Xalts partners with Avalanche to drive RWA tokenization
Wed, 18th Sep 2024
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Xalts and Avalanche are teaming up to revolutionise financial institutions with custom blockchain networks and RWA tokenization, launching in Turkey with Misyon Bank.
Partisia Blockchain spearheads decentralisation discourse at World Crypto Forum
Wed, 10th Jan 2024
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Swiss-based Partisia Blockchain takes centre stage at the inaugural World Crypto Forum, promoting the discourse on decentralisation alongside launching a new product.
IDEMIA, JCB and Soft Space launch second phase of digital currency project
Thu, 21st Dec 2023
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IDEMIA, JCB and Soft Space advance to phase two of JCB Digital Currency project, focusing on offline peer-to-peer transfers.
Future of money could be shaped by Bitcoin and CBDCs
Tue, 21st Nov 2023
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Simon Angelo explores future of money, looking into impacts of Bitcoin, banks, BRICS nations and central bank digital currencies.
Mastercard tests tokenization of CBDCs on blockchains
Sat, 14th Oct 2023
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Mastercard is testing the tokenisation of Central Bank Digital Currencies on various blockchains, enabling secure transactions between different blockchains.
UK's Payments Association enters digital currency conversation
Fri, 17th Mar 2023
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The Payments Association, the UK-based association, has set out seven clear conclusions to help steer the debate in the UK's future for digital currencies.
NZ banking sector should brace itself for watershed year in 2022
Wed, 16th Feb 2022
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This year is set to be a defining year for the banking industry as it enters a period of unprecedented transformation.
2021 a year to remember for blockchain industry - report
Wed, 26th Jan 2022
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Blockchain application research firm Huobi Research Institute has released its Global Blockchain Industry Overview and Trends 2021-2022 Annual Report.
Digital currencies on the up, role of CFO more important than ever
Tue, 28th Dec 2021
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By 2024, 20% of large organisations will use digital currencies for payments, stored value or collateral, according to the analyst firm Gartner.
Programmable money will redraw the map of international trade
Tue, 12th Nov 2019
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Those who control the most widely used currencies also control a great deal of the global economy, and it is time for New Zealand to get in the game.