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Fed Governor Lael Brainard delivered a speech in California this past week discussing the 'Digitalization of Payments and Currency.' Brainard has been at the forefront in discussing Fintech innovation providing unique perspective from her perch at the Federal Reserve. She said that BigTechs and Fintechs

Japan is feeling the pressure of China’s moves forward with a digital yuan, with lawmakers calling for the G7 to put CBDCs on its 2020 agenda.

Major banks are to gather at the IMF Conference to discuss the development of Central Bank Digital Currency, or CBDC. With the challenges of international settlement and cybersecurity in mind, governors of central banks are gathering to discuss joint research on CBDCs, according to a credible source reported by the Japan Times on February 6th.

Jochen Biedermann is also the Founder and CEO of Blockchain Asia which was established in 2016. In this second installment, we discuss Blockchain’s applications throughout Asia, clashes in culture

Aiming to curb the potential influence of China’s digital currency electronic payment, its nation’s central bank digital currency, Japan is looking to release its own digital currency proposals tod

A member of the U.S. Fed’s board of governors has signalled that the institution is more open to the idea of central bank digital currency.

Six major central banks will reportedly meet in April to discuss central bank digital currency development.

Federal Reserve Governor, Lael Brainard said that the Fed is weighing the developments and policy issues in the digital payments sector and experimenting with central bank digital currencies (CBDC)

The MAS’ Payment Services Act has gone into effect, setting up a framework for cryptocurrency regulation in the country.

Big tech’s currency plans could mean payments oversight is further weakened – senior Fed official

The leaders of six major central banks are scheduled to meet in mid-April to conceptualize on creating their own digital currencies as they can be instrumental in substituting the digital yuan or F

Mastercard’s CEO Ajay Banga revealed why the company left the Libra association, while sharing his thoughts on national payment networks such as CBDCs.

CBDC: Bank of Japan's deputy governor Masayoshi Amamiya confirms reserve bank has no immediate plans to launch Its own virtual currency.

The financial industry is one of the sectors that will be disrupted by newer technologies. To answer the changing customers’ needs, more companies and agencies have opened up their arms and embraced new technologies in the hope of better speed and operation costs.

Coincheck exchange tops the app charts, Japan’s central bank head forecasts CBDC demand, and more in news from Japan this past week.