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JCB, IDEMIA and Soft Space launch “JCBDC” Phase 2 pilot to trial CBDC offline P2P payments

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Time Stamp: December 13, 2023 6:48 AM - Modified On: December 13, 2023 - Published By:
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Tokyo, Paris, Kuala Lumpur, Dec 13, 2023 - (JCN Newswire) - Japan's only international payment brand JCB Co., Ltd. ("JCB") has launched the “JCBDC” (JCB Digital Currency) Phase 2 pilot project with IDEMIA, a global leader in identity technologies, and the world’s leading fintech company Soft Space Sdn Bhd. ("Soft Space"). In Phase 1 of the JCBDC project, JCB, IDEMIA, and Soft Space developed a CBDC (Central Bank Digital Currency) payment solution, enabling merchants to accept CBDC without the need to modify their POS (point of sale) terminals and payment

Paribus. Trust Less.

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Time Stamp: May 3, 2023 4:35 AM - Modified On: May 3, 2023 - Published By:
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One month ago, Jerome Powell, head of the Federal Reserve in the US, announced that the banking system was sound and robust despite the collapse of several large banks. After raising rates a further 0.25%, he said, “We’re committed to learning the lessons from this episode and to work to prevent events like this from happening again.” As we prepare for another potential 0.25% rate hike on May 3rd, another major bank in the US, First Republic Bank, has collapsed. Its collapse is part of a larger trend of consolidation

Paribus: Learning to Trust Yourself.

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Time Stamp: January 14, 2023 1:03 AM - Modified On: January 14, 2023 - Published By:
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The idea of self-custody is as old as the hills. Whether it’s stuffing bank notes under a mattress or keeping gold bullion in a safe, it’s always given people equal amounts of fear and freedom. It’s only now though, with cryptocurrencies, that people can have secure and portable self-custody of their assets. Self-custody is as integral to the ethos of crypto as decentralization and peer-to-peer transactions. These concepts give blockchain technology the ability to create a new kind of asset ownership that has never existed before. As Deniz, our CEO