THE Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) announced it will formulate a “Central Bank Digital Currency” (CBDC) “strategic” roadmap to chart initiatives, stakeholder involvement, timelines and deliverables ...

Bank of Korea Governor Warns Private Stablecoins Risky, Proposes Central Bank Model Shin Hyun-song advocates integrated ...

A Russian law allowing the country’s central bank to issue a digital ruble will reportedly be enacted on schedule on Sept. 1, ...

Bank of Russia Governor Elvira Nabiullina said major banks and retailers are on track to begin accepting the digital ruble by ...

In March 2023 European Central Bank (ECB) chief Christine Lagarde fell for a prank call where she unwittingly revealed that ...

Iran's central bank added $4.5 billion to foreign reserves while navigating US sanctions, USDT freezes, and a plunging rial.

The Bank of Thailand is preparing a plan for a stablecoin pegged 1:1 to the Thai baht, with a public hearing on the proposal ...

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has intensified efforts to deepen public understanding of monetary policy, exchange rates, inflation ...

COLUMN. The European Parliament reviews a proposal to create a faster, less costly payment system, aimed at strengthening the ...

A bipartisan housing bill the Senate passed 85-5 Monday would block a Fed digital dollar through 2030, and now heads to the ...

The Philippines crossed 57.4% digital retail payments in 2024 using InstaPay, PESONet and QR Ph, not a CBDC or a super-app. InstaPay alone hit 4.66 billion transactions in 2025.