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PBOC Adds Eight Banks and Raises Digital Yuan Operators to 30

Beijing is pushing e‑CNY into regional banking by linking new lenders to the central system to enable later customer rollouts.

Bank of Korea Sets September Start for Expanded CBDC Pilot as Audit Gap Draws Scrutiny

Russia Sets Sept. 1 Start for Digital Ruble Rollout

EU Advances Digital Euro Package and Tightens Rules to Protect Cash

EU Parliament Committee Advances Digital Euro to Start Final Talks

Hong Kong Launches e-HKD Pilot for After-Hours Derivatives Margin Payments

US Publicly Bars a Digital Dollar Despite Quiet Study of CBDC Infrastructure

ECB Invites Experts to Write Digital Euro Rules for ATMs and Card Terminals

Bank of Korea Starts Phase 2 Digital Won Pilot With Nine Banks to Test Subsidy Payments

Germany and Austria Lead Europe in Cash Use as Survey Finds Growing Divide in How Europeans Pay

ECB Warns Digital Euro Delays Deepen Reliance on US Payment Giants

China to Let Banks Pay Interest on Digital Yuan From Jan. 1, 2026

UAE Executes First Government Payment With Digital Dirham on mBridge

Italian Banks Back Digital Euro, Urge Phased Costs and Twin-System Model

European Banks Escalate Pushback to ECB’s Digital Euro, Promote Wero as Alternative

ECB Moves Digital Euro to Final Prep Phase With 2027 Pilot and 2029 Target

HKMA Puts e-HKD on a Wholesale Track After Phase II Pilot

ECB Names Vendors for Digital Euro, Taps Feedzai for AI Fraud Scoring

ECB Targets Mid-2029 for Digital Euro as EU Ministers Back Holding Limits

EU Finance Ministers Back Roadmap Giving Council Pre-Decision Role on Digital Euro