UAE aiming to launch retail central bank digital currency this year
By Global Government Fintech
The Central Bank of the UAE plans to introduce a retail central bank digital currency, the digital dirham, in the fourth quarter of 2025. The blockchain-based currency represents a key component of the bank's Financial Infrastructure Transformation Programme, which is already 85% complete.
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