Central Bank Governor: South Africa’s Digital Currency Study Ongoing
South African Reserve Bank (SARB) governor, Lesetja Kganyago, has once again confirmed that the central bank is presently studying the feasibility of issuing a digital currency. In his remarks at the SARB’s annual general meeting, governor Kganyago suggested his organization has embarked on this study to keep abreast with the growing trend of central banks that are studying CBDCs. Retail CBDC In the past few years, several central banks including a few in Africa have similarly announced their CBDC studies. Already, the central banks of Ghana and Nigeria have both revealed they will....
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South Africa’s top banker has said that cryptocurrencies are more akin to assets than actual currencies. Lesetja Kganyago, governor of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB), has argued against classifying crypto as currencies.According to a report by MoneyWeb, the central bank chief likened crypto to assets rather than currency during an interactive session at the Wits Business School Leadership Dialogues.According to South Africa’s central bank governor, cryptocurrencies only meet two of the three currency criteria, stating:“A cryptocurrency is a store of value. It is a medium of....
South Africa’s central bank is “open” to cryptocurrencies and blockchain, according to new statements from its governor. In a speech today at a cybersecurity conference held in Johannesburg, governor Lesetja Kganyago indicated that the South African Reserve Bank is exploring the technology and interested in innovations that may stem from its development. Kganyago, who has served as governor of the central bank since 2014, suggested that the Reserve Bank would look for possible uses that would help the institution "execute our mandate more effectively and efficiently". Kganyago....
The South African Reserve Bank has begun exploratory studies on central bank digital currencies. South Africa is the latest country to begin exploring the possibility of creating its own sovereign digital currency.According to a release issued on Tuesday, the South African Reserve Bank has begun preliminary feasibility studies about the “desirability and appropriateness” of a retail central bank digital currency.As part of its announcement, the SARB defined a retail CBDC as a cash-complimentary sovereign digital currency issued by the central bank suitable for electronic payments.“The....
South Africa’s central bank is open to the innovation of cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology, the bank’s governor revealed in a speech given in cybersecurity conference in Johannesburg, yesterday. The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) organized and hosted a cybersecurity conference in Johannesburg yesterday. While opening the conference, Lesetja Kganyago, the governor of SARB, spoke about new innovation in the field of finance and financial services. Notably, the central bank’s governor stated that the institution is receptive to the breakthrough ideologies and innovation bought on....
The Bank of Namibia (BON) is on course to complete its study into cryptocurrencies by April 2022, the central bank governor, Johannes Gawaxab recently confirmed. The governor however reiterated that cryptocurrencies are not legal tender as there is currently no provision for digital currency use in the country’s laws. Although Gawaxab did acknowledge that cryptocurrencies “are not a bad thing,” he still argues that attempts to approve the use of cryptocurrencies in Namibia will not be easy. In a video shared by the country’s state broadcaster, the governor explains....