Ecuador Officially Launches Its Own E-Money System
Banco Central del Ecuador (BCE) announced it has officially entered into the first phase of the establishment of its own electronic cash system, asking citizens over 18 years old to open an account using their smartphones. Starting from December 23, Ecuador citizens over 18 years old can open an electronic money account using a simple code that is required to be enter on their mobile phones, reads the official release. This date triggers the beginning of the country's three-phase launch, said the central bank. From mid-February 2015, the second phase will consist in processing the first....
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As previously reported on CNN, Ecuador has now started to implement their new electronic cash system through the Central Bank of Ecuador. Ecuador has long needed a better and more inclusive way to integrate the sixteen million Ecuadorians into the nation's economy and banking system. Approximately 40% of the population are "unbanked", so this can have many benefits to the state and the economy as a whole. The Central Bank of Ecuador held a press conference to reveal the details of the EMS or Electronic Money System. As of now, the US Dollar is the de facto national currency and will be....
In what should be the first of many over the coming years, Ecuador will soon begin trials with the world's first national digital currency. They are the first nation to agree officially to implement it's own digital currency as a state-supported national system of finance. The Central Bank of Ecuador has set up a trial version to begin later this month, and continue through mid-November 15th. Also read: Ecuador's Centralized National Digital Currency. Ecuador Trials the World's First National Digital Currency. This is an evolving story CryptoCoinsNews has been watching for months, as....
Earlier this year, the South American nation of Ecuador became the first country in the world to have its own official digital currency. Ecuador abandoned the use of its national currency 'sucre' in 2000 amidst the banking crisis to adopt the US dollar as the currency for transaction. Since then the country has been using dollars as the instrument of payment. The country, led by its President Rafael Correa since 2007 had announced in mid-2014 the plan of going digital with a government backed digital currency. The new digital currency system is set up to be used alongside the conventional....
It was just last month that the small Latin American country of Ecuador banned Bitcoin. The Ecuadorian National Assembly voted to pass a monetary and financial reform law introduced to the Assembly by Ecuador's President, Rafael Correa. While the outright ban of Bitcoin and other decentralized digital currencies like Bitcoin is news in and of itself, the new sparkly gem of Ecuador's new stance is their intention to create their own digital currency. Most recently, Ecuador's e-money presentation, which provides more details on the new Ecuadorian National digital currency has been posted to....
The Central Bank of Ecuador is planning to issue cryptocurrency-specific regulation later this year. According to statements from Guillermo Avellan, the manager of the Central Bank of Ecuador, this will bring more clarity to the cryptocurrency scene in the country, and will contribute to preventing crimes such as money laundering.
Central Bank of Ecuador Has Eyes Set on Crypto
The Central Bank of Ecuador is planning to prepare and issue cryptocurrency-related regulations this year. The announcement was made by Guillermo Avellan, manager of the Central Bank in an interview on....