According to Prime Minister Andrew Holness’ declaration, Jamaica plans to launch its central bank digital currency (CBDC) this year. Holness announced yesterday in a thread reaffirming the significant elements that kicked off the nation’s legislative year in 2022/2023. The CBDC in Jamaica is Set to Open this Year According to Prime Minister Andrew Holness, Jamaica, an island country in the Caribbean Sea, expects to launch its CBDC this year. On February 10, the Jamaican official tweeted about the CBDC, saying, “After a successful trial in 2021, the Bank of Jamaica will put out its digital Jamaican dollar in 2022.” The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) released the pilot results in December of last year, revealing that it had minted $230 million in digital currency on August 9, issued $1 million in CBDC to wallet providers the next day, and issued an additional $5 million in CBDC to a deposit-taking institution, the National Commercial Bank, two months later. Following that, the NCB onboarded 57 consumers who engaged in person-to-person transactions, including those with small businesses. Jamaica’s CBDC Wallet Would Accept Credit as Well as Prepaid Cards Jamaica’s forthcoming CBDC will join a limited group of nation-states that have already implemented CBDCs, including China, Nigeria, and Venezuela. Meanwhile, the European Commission said a digital euro bill will be unveiled in 2023, while the Federal Reserve revealed research and code for...
