Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness said they plan to launch the country’s central bank digital currency (CBDC) this year.
Holness yesterday, in a speech opening the parliamentary year 2022-2023, said the country’s CBDC will be launched this year. Holness also tweeted:
“This will serve as a foundation for Jamaica’s digital payments architecture, facilitating greater financial inclusion, increasing transaction speed and reducing the cost of banking for the people of Jamaica. ”
This will serve as a foundation for Jamaica’s digital payments architecture and will facilitate greater financial inclusion, increase transaction velocity while reducing the cost of banking for the Jamaican people.
— Andrew Holness (@AndrewHolnessJM) February 10, 2022
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