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Re:Canada 'sleepwalking' into cashless society, consumer adv... by anttiharju on Sunday June 30, 2024 @03:30PM (#40839553)
You may be interested in reading about digital euro https://www.ecb.europa.eu/euro/digital_euro/html/index.en.ht...

Although it's nothing concrete yet afaik

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Re:Canada 'sleepwalking' into cashless society, consumer adv... by rperez333 on Sunday June 30, 2024 @04:48PM (#40840247)
Most countries should study the Brazilian system called Pix. It's faster than Interac, controlled by the central bank and very accessible to its population. https://www.bcb.gov.br/en/financialstability/pix_en
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Re:Canada 'sleepwalking' into cashless society, consumer adv... by JSDevOps on Sunday June 30, 2024 @06:23PM (#40840868)
Or the digital pound.

https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/the-digital-pound

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