The pilot, using a real Swiss franc wholesale CBDC, will involve commercial banks such as UBS, Zuercher Kantonal Bank, Banque Cantonale Vaudoise, Basler Kantonalbank, Commerzbank and Hypothekarbank Lenzburg.
The Monetary Authority of Singapore’s new rules on stablecoins are set to spur wider adoption and investment of this category of cryptocurrencies across the region and beyond.
Global fintech CANVAS, today announced a significant milestone in moving towards usable electronic currencies on a global basis, with the first Foreign Exchange transaction using an Australian CBDC.
10 Jun 2021 - 9:28
Henk J Hoogendoorn, Managing Director of Financial Sector Office, QFC, with an official during SPIEF.
The Peninsula
Doha: Represented by a high-level delegation at the 24th edition of St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) 2021, signed six Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) and one Letter of Intent with leading organisations from Russia’s investment, technology, and innovation ecosystem, aimed at promoting investment in Qatar’s wider business landscape.
The diverse range of MoUs, inked during SPIEF 2021, focus on strengthening the long-term strategic business and investment exchange between Qatar and Russia. The agreements were signed with Moscow Innovation Cluster Fund, Internet Initiatives Development Fund, QR Sports, Business Russia, Qatar Russia Investment and Trade Advisory, Roscongress Foundation, and a Letter of Intent with Skolkovo Foundation.