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A central bank digital currency ( CBDC; also called digital fiat currency [1] or digital base money [2]) is a digital currency issued by a central bank, [3] rather than by a commercial bank. It is also a liability of the central bank and denominated in the sovereign currency, as is the case with physical banknotes and coins. The two primary ...
Digital banking. Digital banking is part of the broader context for the move to online banking, where banking services are delivered over the internet. The shift from traditional to digital banking has been gradual, remains ongoing, and is constituted by differing degrees of banking service digitization. Digital banking involves high levels of ...
In India, a neobank is a class of digital-only or online bank that operates without physical branch locations. [7] They typically have lower operational costs, which can sometimes result in lower fees and more competitive interest rates for their customers. Unlike in Europe, the regulatory environment in India is complex, with stringent ...
Digital currency. Digital currency ( digital money, electronic money or electronic currency) is any currency, money, or money-like asset that is primarily managed, stored or exchanged on digital computer systems, especially over the internet. Types of digital currencies include cryptocurrency, virtual currency and central bank digital currency.
Fintech, a clipped compound of " financial technology ", refers to firms using new technology to compete with traditional financial methods in the delivery of financial services. [3] [4] [5] The use of smartphones for mobile banking, investing, borrowing services, [6] and cryptocurrency are examples of technologies designed to make financial ...
t. e. Electronic funds transfer ( EFT) is the electronic transfer of money from one bank account to another, either within a single financial institution or across multiple institutions, via computer -based systems, without the direct intervention of bank staff. According to the United States Electronic Fund Transfer Act of 1978 it is "a funds ...
Digital renminbi ( Chinese: 数字人民币; also abbreviated as digital RMB and e-CNY ), [1] or Digital Currency Electronic Payment ( DCEP, Chinese: 数字货币电子支付; pinyin: Shùzì huòbì diànzǐ zhīfù ), is a central bank digital currency issued by China's central bank, the People's Bank of China. [2] It is the first digital ...
Open banking. In financial services, open banking allows for financial data to be shared between banks and third-party service providers through the use of application programming interfaces (APIs). Traditionally, banks have kept customer financial data within their own closed systems. Open banking allows customers to share their financial ...