Subject: eCurrency Newsletter - April 2022

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Newsletter | April 2022

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JAMAICA CBDC ROLLOUT

National Rollout of CBDC announced in 2022 Budget Speech in Jamaica

Earlier this year, the Bank of Jamaica announced the name of its Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) in preparation for national rollout.  This followed on the heels of the December 2021 announcement declaring the CBDC pilot project a success. On March 8, 2022, Jamaica’s CBDC, known as Jam-Dex, took center stage at the 2022 Budget Speech at parliament.  The Minister of Finance, Dr. Nigel Clarke, demonstrated the ease of making payments using his Jam-Dex digital wallet to pay his barber, making it the first public Jam-Dex transaction. Watch

Use Case: Bank of Jamaica and eCurrency Mint


The Bank of Jamaica and eCurrency Mint discuss the CBDC Use Case in Jamaica during the Open Banking Expo conference on March 10, 2022. Representing eCurrency is Miles Au Yeung, Chief Markets Officer and Bank of Jamaica's Dr. Novelette Panton, Division Chief, Financial Markets Infrastructure. Watch

Bank of Jamaica Explains Jam-Dex

Jamaica is soon set to roll out its own digital currency, Jam-Dex! But how exactly will it work? Is it secure? And why should you use it? So many questions! We’ll get answers from Mario Griffiths, Director, Payment System Policy and Development Department, Bank of Jamaica. Watch

ITU DC3 CONFERENCE

The DC3 Conference aimed to bring together industry thought leaders, policy makers, standards development bodies, international organizations, Central Banks, digital currency platform providers, stablecoin and cryptocurrency industry experts to exchange and share their experiences and pilot project implementations.

Bank of Jamaica Governor, Richard Byles, delivered the keynote address along with Cecilia Skingsley of the Riksbank. Watch

In a fireside chat session, Dr. Bejoy Das Gupta, eCurrency Chief Economist and others discussed how digital currencies take financial inclusion to the next level. Watch

A panel of experts were assembled on a panel in the Central Bank Digital Currency Track in which Jonathan Dharmapalan participated. Watch

AROUND THE GLOBE

Responses to the BOE's Discussion Paper on New Forms of Digital Money

March 24, 2022 | BOE Discussion Paper


This paper contains a summary of the responses to the Discussion Paper and planned next steps. Read

Executive Order on Ensuring Responsible Development of Digital Assets

March 9, 2022 | The White House Briefing Room


Sovereign money is at the core of a well-functioning financial system, macroeconomic stabilization policies, and economic growth.  My Administration places the highest urgency on research and development efforts into the potential design and deployment options of a United States CBDC. Read

Indian Government Directs RBI to Issue CBDC

February 1, 2022 | Central Banking


The Indian government directed the Reserve Bank of India to begin developing a central bank digital currency, as part of a package of budgetary measures unveiled by finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman. Read

Mexico's Central Bank Will Launch Digital Currency by 2024

December 30, 2021 | Bloomberg


Mexico's Central Bank will have its own digital currency in circulation by 2024 as part of efforts to boost financial inclusion. Read

IN THE NEWS

Q&A: The digital dollar - how would it work, what would it do?

April 25, 2022 | Computerworld


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. Read

eCurrency and cLabs lay the foundation for Central Bank Digital Currency on Web3.0

April 11, 2022 | PRNewswire


eCurrency announced a joint commitment with cLabs to integrate decentralized finance and Web3.0 with CBDC. Read

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