Sweden and other central banks to test digital currency payments

The sign for Sweden's central bank is pictured in Stockholm, Sweden on Aug 12, 2016. (File photo: Reuters/Violette Goarant)
OSLO: The Swedish, Norwegian and Israeli central banks have launched a project with the Bank for International Settlements to test international retail and remittance payments with central bank digital currencies, Sweden's Riksbank said on Wednesday (Sep 28).
Source: Reuters/st