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Jamaica: Central bank has officially recognized the “Jam-Dex” CBDC as legal tender, becoming the first country to do so.

Known as the Jamaica Digital Exchange, or Jam-Dex, the Caribbean’s newest CBDC is going to save the country millions, the central bank says.

Any effort to create a digital dollar will involve far more than just technology. Privacy regulations, security protocols, and legal issues pose greater challenges than software and networks. With that in mind, eCurrency CEO Jonathan Dharmapalan explains what's needed to create a digital dollar and just what it would offer.

/PRNewswire/ -- eCurrency, a leading security technology solution provider that enables central banks to issue central bank digital currency (CBDC), today...

Open Banking Expo, the leading global community of Open Banking and Open Finance executives responsible for digital transformation across financial services, will host thought leaders and practitioners for the Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) Confex on 10 March 2022.

Country is in the vanguard of digital currencies as it begins its national launch this quarter

The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) has minted the country’s first batch of its central bank digital currency (CBDC) on Aug 10.

The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) at the start of this week minted $230 million...

Jamaica, Ireland firm partner to test CBDC project in 2021 Business The Bank of Jamaica has partnered with an Ireland-based company—eCurrency Mint—to pilot its central bank digital currency (CBDC) project. The project will commence between May and December of this year. As reported by CoinGeek in July 2020, the bank was looking for a technology partner to commence its CBDC pilot in 2021. While inviting applications, it touted the potential of the CBDC, claiming it would increase fin...