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BIS Sets Up To Explore CBDC With The Central Banks Of Sweden, Israel And Norway

One of the most notable features of cryptocurrency is its ability to enable instant cross-border payments, which has attracted a widening number of territories so far. Around 105 countries have tapped the technology, with some currently in the final stages of launching their Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDCs), like China. Others, like Sweden and Israel, […] дальше »

2022-9-30 03:31


Sweden’s Central Bank, Riksbank, Partners with Accenture to Develop CBDC Dubbed ‘E-Krona’

The wave of Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) is gaining momentum after China’s progress and expected coin launch in 2020. Sweden is the latest country to announce a pilot test plan for the ‘e-krona’ digital currency; this will be its CBDC in the near future as more governments continue to embrace FinTech in digital payments. […] дальше »

2019-12-14 19:12


Sweden Central Bank Lays Down its Six Steps to Successfully Implement Digital Currency

During a recent panel discussion, Stefan Ingves, the Governor of Sweden’s central bank, Sveriges Riksbank, laid out a six-step plan for the introduction of is central bank digital currency. The first issue in this plan is that both large value and retail payments must be settled in the central bank digital currency anywhere around the […] дальше »

2019-11-22 21:08


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Coinbase Crypto Debit Card Adds Support for XRP, XLM, BAT, REP, and ZRX

Coinbase has announced support for XRP, XLM, BAT, REP, and ZRX for their crypto enabled debit card, while also adding regional support in 10 countries including Denmark and Sweden. Focusing on retail adoption has been at the top of Coinbase’s agenda, and their moves to enable crypto payments across the world have not gone unnoticed,Read MoreRead More. дальше »

2019-11-15 12:30


“Cashless” Sweden Wants Citizens to Hoard “Cash” in Case of Cyberwarfare

Sweden’s Civil Contingencies Agency issues guidance to stockpile cash Could Bitcoin have a role to play in case of emergency like power cuts, technology glitches, terrorism or war Cashless payments are what the world is moving towards and the Swedish government has been the example for that “cashless society.” The central bank of Sweden, Riksbank […] дальше »

2019-5-11 20:44


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Sweden’s Central Bank Asks Gov’t: What’s ‘Legal Tender’?

Sweden’s central bank has its parliament to form a committee to review what constitutes legal tender in the country. Originally reported by Bloomberg’s Amanda Billner, the new committee will give a definitive answer on the definition of legal tender as Sweden increasingly moves away from cash to credit and debit cards for paying for goods and services. дальше »

2019-5-3 12:00


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Without a Digital Currency, Sweden Faces the Privatization of Money

Retail payments in Sweden are now almost entirely cashless. Without a central bank digital currency (CBDC) Sweden’s entire payments market would be reliant on the private financial sector. Cecilia Skingsley, Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Sweden, has authored an article as part of the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting of the Global Future Councils. дальше »

2018-11-12 04:00


Sweden to Bring Forward Launch of State-Backed Digital Currency e-Krona

The government of Sweden has called for plans to launch a digital version of their fiat currency, the krona, to be brought forward. As the country moves rapidly towards a cashless future, there are concerns that citizens will turn to means of payments provided by “private agents” without “state-guaranteed” digital cash. дальше »

2018-10-26 21:00