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Kenya set to adopt digital currency

Says CBDC focuses on functionality and problem it resolves

Zainab Iwayemi by Zainab Iwayemi
February 11, 2022
in Currencies
Digital Currency: Tanzania follows Nigeria’s lead, pushes for CBDC
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The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has issued a discussion paper on the adoption of digital currency in the country ahead of preparation to fully implement CBDC in the country.

The paper dated February 2022 spells out the opportunities, risks and applicability of the digital currency in the country.

The development is a call by Kenya’s central bank to the public to share their views on the possibility of adopting a digital currency before May 20th.

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What CBK is saying about CBDC adoption

While CBDCs are receiving attention more than ever across the globe in recent times, CBK said its interest in digital currency is primarily influenced by CBK’s philosophy towards innovation that seeks to maximise opportunities while minimising risks.

Inferring from how mobile money in Kenya is helping to address the challenge of individuals transferring money from urban to rural area, the apex bank said the focus of the assessment of CBDC innovation must be on functionality and the problem it resolves for the people rather than the underlying technology.

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It stated, “Whilst CBDC offers opportunities to reduce costs associated with digital payments, it also comes with risks particularly related to cybersecurity and unknowns on how it would impact central banks’ core functions of monetary policy, financial stability and payment systems oversight. Further, in the case of Kenya where electronic money has taken root, the proposed value solution offered by CBDC seems to be already met.”

The bank also noted that it sees a key opportunity value in the use of CBDC to facilitating cross-border transactions. It noted, “cross-border payments have technologically evolved more slowly than domestic transactions. Currently, international currency transactions are expensive and individuals are charged high fees to move funds from one country to another, especially when it involves currency conversions.

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“CBDC could positively disrupt the cross-border market by making it more efficient and less costly. However, there are also the aforementioned risks that CBDC would introduce. We would therefore need to explore how to mitigate them in view of the benefits. This is an area that CBK is closely monitoring and exploring in collaboration with other central banks.”

What you should know about digital currencies

  • Unlike cryptocurrencies, CBDCs are developed by central banks and pegged on countries’ fiat currencies.
  • Across the globe, only nine countries have launched digital currency while fourteen are in pre-launch stage.
  • Nigeria is the first African country to launch CBDC in October last year while Ghana is still at an advanced stage of launching its e-cedi.
  • Zambia has also begun CBDC research and expects to complete research on forming a digital currency that could cut transaction costs and boost participation in the formal financial system by the fourth quarter.

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  1. Naija Marketplace says:
    July 28, 2022 at 10:01 pm

    This is amazing.

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