The government and the Bank of England are working together on developing a central bank digital currency (CBDC) for the UK. There are …
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Poll shows central banks most trusted for digital currencies: Positive Money response
Fran Boait, executive director of Positive Money, has welcomed an OMFIF/Ipsos MORI survey published today which found that central banks are …
Mark Carney: “There will be a change” in “unsustainable” monetary system
Bank of England governor foresees monetary reform and puts forward Positive Money proposal as possible solution In August the outgoing …
Bank of Canada research finds Digital Cash could ‘improve social welfare’
A Staff Working Paper published by Canada's central bank last week concluded that a central bank digital currency (CBDC) could address the …
What we learned from Mark Carney’s Future Forum Q&A
In a welcome bid to increase its transparency, the Bank of England has been hosting online Q&As with some of its most senior staff over …
The Future of Money Conference in Frankfurt
On November 24th, Positive Money had the pleasure to attend The Future of Money conference that took place at the Frankfurt School …
Interim report from the Access to Cash review: Positive Money response
Responding to an interim report released on Wednesday from the Access to Cash review which warned about the dangers of the UK "sleepwalking" …
Another top economist supports our Digital Cash proposal
As we explored last week, our proposal for Digital Cash in the form of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) is rapidly gaining the …
Could a central bank digital currency halt the privatisation of our money?
Over the past few days top policymakers from the IMF, ECB and Bank of England have addressed the prospect of a central bank digital …