11-14-2024 
Jamaica
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23 August, 2024
Jamaica’s largest bank casts doubt on CBDC
The National Commercial Bank, the only Jamaican bank that currently offers a CBDC wallet, says that while its digital banking...
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25 January, 2024
Jamaica to finance point-of-sale upgrades in CBDC push
Jamaica needs to upgrade 50,000 point-of-sale machines to handle its JAM-DEX, and the central bank has pledged to fund the...
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22 May, 2023
Jamaica plans digital marketplace to trigger CBDC adoption
Jamaican Senator Aubyn Hill disclosed that the marketplace would operate as an e-commerce platform allowing customers to pay for goods...
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16 April, 2023
Jamaica’s finance ministry launches incentive program to trigger CBDC growth
Since its launch in 2022, about 190,000 Jamaicans have signed up for the JAM-DEX wallet, with total transaction activity valued...
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25 November, 2022
Bank of Jamaica extends eCurrency deal ahead of full-scale CBDC rollout
eCurrency and Jamaica expect that the extension of their JAM-DEX project will make significant strides in the country's digital transformation...
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24 February, 2022
Jamaica on track for Q1 CBDC rollout, central bank says
The Bank of Jamaica says that it’s seeking to add the number of banks doing onboarding, have the local currency...
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21 January, 2022
70% of Jamaicans will be using CBDC within five years, prime minister says
Prime Minister Andrew Holness believes that the CBDC, expected to debut in Q1 2022, will reduce banking costs and boost...
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6 January, 2022
Bank of Jamaica completes CBDC pilot, schedules Q1 2022 national rollout
The Bank of Jamaica first announced it was testing a prototype of the Jamaican dollar and kicked off the pilot...
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13 August, 2021
Bank of Jamaica mints and makes $230M of its CBDC available to public
The bank becomes the latest in the Caribbean to unveil its CBDC, with the Bahamas being the most advanced in...
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10 July, 2021
Jamaica central bank to begin digital currency pilot in weeks
The central bank of Jamaica is to begin rolling out its central bank digital currency from August, becoming one of...
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10 April, 2021
Jamaica, Ireland firm partner to test CBDC project in 2021
After the Bahamas, Jamaica would pilot test central bank digital currency. Roll-out expected in early 2022.
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23 July, 2020
Bank of Jamaica wants to test digital currency with private partners
The central bank asked companies to come up with technological solutions for the CBDC, to be submitted by August 7...
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