Legal Considerations for the Deployment of a Central Bank Digital Currency

The successful pilot testing of the eCedi, the Bank of Ghana’s CBDC, provided practical insights into the legal implications of testing or implementing a CBDC. This paper seeks to offer basic guidance to any central bank or monetary authority that is…

Transforming Payments for the Real World: Industry Insights in 2024

The third annual Central Bank Payments News supplement features insightful perspectives from six leading players in the global payments ecosystem who are working closely with central banks to spark genuine transformation in payments.

Visa - Pyramids, Partnerships, and Choice: In Praise of an Open Payments Ecosystem

Visa Economic Empowerment Institute (VEEI) research found that small businesses which were digitally enabled and connected to global and regional marketplaces fared better during the pandemic than firms that were not; these digitally enabled and connected…

Future of the Payment System in Nigeria: 2020 and Beyond

Nigeria is acknowledged as a major economic force within Africa, and also an active player in the global economy. To participate actively therefore, her payments system must be credible, reliable and efficient, and successfully benchmarked against the…