{"id":15453,"date":"2020-10-23T13:54:37","date_gmt":"2020-10-23T13:54:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/?p=15453"},"modified":"2020-10-23T13:54:37","modified_gmt":"2020-10-23T13:54:37","slug":"central-bank-digital-currency-projects-aim-to-complement-cash-not-replace-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/en\/central-bank-digital-currency-projects-aim-to-complement-cash-not-replace-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Central bank digital currency projects aim to complement cash, not replace it"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New research recently published by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) includes a detailed analysis of 32 various projects around the world related to the design, development and launch of central bank-issued digital currencies. Perhaps the most interesting fact unveiled by the research is that none of the 32 projects analyzed were working to replace existing national currencies (i.e. cash), rather they are being designed to complement them. This is especially the case in countries where digital payments are already relatively advanced and the use of cash is declining.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"rpbt_shortcode\">\n\n<div id='rpbt-related-gallery-1' class='gallery related-gallery related-galleryid-15453 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item' role='group' aria-label='BFC FinTech Monitor 26th June \u2013 3rd July'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/en\/bfc-fintech-monitor-26th-june-3rd-july\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/7dc36d63-3b7c-48b8-a377-3677813bdb251-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"rpbt-related-gallery-1-15102\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='rpbt-related-gallery-1-15102'>\n\t\t\t\tBFC FinTech Monitor 26th June \u2013 3rd July\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item' role='group' aria-label='New opportunities for FinTechs in a post-COVID-19 world'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/en\/new-opportunities-for-fintechs-in-a-post-covid-19-world\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/GettyImages-1206091436_21-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"rpbt-related-gallery-1-14962\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='rpbt-related-gallery-1-14962'>\n\t\t\t\tNew opportunities for FinTechs in a post-COVID-19 world\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item' role='group' aria-label='BFC FinTech Monitor 19th \u2013 26th'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/en\/bfc-fintech-monitor-19th-26th\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Untitled-1-2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"rpbt-related-gallery-1-15087\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='rpbt-related-gallery-1-15087'>\n\t\t\t\tBFC FinTech Monitor 19th \u2013 26th\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New research recently published by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) includes a detailed analysis of 32 various projects around the world related to the design, development and launch of central bank-issued digital currencies. 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