Is Mastercard trying to show some central banks the folly of their ways? Mastercard announced on Wednesday the release of a proprietary tool targeted to central banks that wish to test their Central Bank Digital Currency, or CBDC.
Over 70% of central banks are entertaining the idea of a digital currency in some form, a Bank of International Settlements report noted. While few have moved into actual concept and experimentation, the tool released by Mastercard aims to make testing simpler.
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