Release Date:February, 2023

This paper presents high-level summary technical assistance report on Jordan's Retail Central Bank Digital Currency Exploration (rCBDC). Retail payment systems in Jordan are well integrated, enabling more...

Author/Editor: Gabriel Soderberg, Marianne Bechara, Wouter Bossu, Natasha X Che, Sonja Davidovic, John Kiff, Inutu Lukonga, Tommaso Mancini Griffoli, Tao Sun, Akihiro Yoshinaga.

Release Date:February, 2022

Central banks are increasingly pondering whether to issue their own digital currencies to the general public, so-called retail central bank digital currency (CBDC). The majority of IMF member more...

Author/Editor: Marianne Bechara, Wouter Bossu, Yan Liu, Arthur Rossi.

Release Date:August, 2021

Fintech presents unique opportunities for central banks. The rapid changes in technology that are transforming the financial system will allow central banks to enhance the execution of various of more...