Mastercard Announces Central Bank Digital Currencies Testing Platform

Mastercard has launched a proprietary virtual testing environment that allows central banks to explore and assess national digital currencies, the payment company has announced. The new testing platform simulates a Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) ecosystem, and can be individually customised to the environment in which the central bank operates.

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