Central Bank Digital Currencies
The GIP Digital Watch observatory reflects on a wide variety of themes and actors involved in global digital policy, curated by a dedicated team of experts from around the world. To submit updates about your organisation, or to join our team of curators, or to enquire about partnerships, write to us at We look forward to hearing from you. The Digital Watch is an initiative of the Geneva Internet Platform, supported of the Swiss Confederation and the Republic and Canton of Geneva. Examples of e-money are bank deposits, electronic funds transfers, payment processors. One measure of the order was to find ways to help 5 per cent of Americans who do not have access to bank accounts, while another key facet was to assess the technological infrastructure needed for a potential American CBDC. The country is currently providing digital yuan payment services to visitors of the Beijing Winter Olympics which kicked off last week. Visitors are able to download the digital yuan wallet app or stor...