BIS: More than twenty central banks will launch wholesale or consumer CBDCs by 2023

ChainCatcher news, according to the latest report from the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), nearly a quarter of central banks worldwide are currently piloting retail CBDCs. By 2030, it is expected that there will be 15 consumer-facing retail CBDCs and 9 wholesale CBDCs (aimed at facilitating transactions between financial institutions) launched in emerging and developed economies.

60% of the surveyed central banks indicated that the emergence and proliferation of stablecoins and other crypto assets have accelerated their research on CBDCs and related topics. (Source link)