Qorus Banking Innovation Awards 2021

E-krona pilot - CBDC (Central Bank Digital Currencies)

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23/09/2021Banking Innovation

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Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDC) is an area with potential huge impact for the financial industry where Handelsbanken, as the only bank, is participating in the technical pilot run by the Swedish Central Bank who is considered to be in the forefront of CBDC development.

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