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The Central Bank Digital Currency in Malaysia: a literature review

Awang Abu Bakar, Normi Sham and Yahya, Norzariyah and Khairuddin, Irni Eliana and Ahmad Firdaus, Zainal Abidin and Jasni, Mohamad Zain and Idris, Norbik Bashah and Engku Ali, Engku Rabiah Adawiah (2021) The Central Bank Digital Currency in Malaysia: a literature review. In: The International Conference on Business and Technology (ICBT 2021), 6-7 November 2021, Istanbul, Turkey. (Unpublished)

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Abstract

Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) is a digital form of central bank money and is different from traditional reserves or settlement accounts balances. In line with the digital technology era, CBDC has gained interest among the majority of the countries. Central banks in a number of countries have started experimenting, piloting, launching, and have laid their direction on CBDC. However, the development of CBDC in Malaysia is still behind compared to many other countries in the world. This paper aims to present the current status of CBDC in Malaysia. To achieve the goal, this paper explores literature reviews on CBDC, countries’ milestones on CBDC and Malaysia’s Central Bank's stand on CBDC. This review found that Malaysia’s Central Bank has no intention for the immediate plan for CBDC in Malaysia. However, Malaysia’s Central Bank continues to assess the CBDC potential, especially in the digital assets and payments space. This study also found that Malaysia’s Central Bank participated in a cross-border payments trial under Project Dunbar. Jasni Mohamad Zain2, Norbik Bashah Idris1 and Engku Rabiah Adawiah Engku Ali1

Item Type: Conference or Workshop Item (Plenary Papers)
Uncontrolled Keywords: CBDC, Central bank Digital Currency Malaysia, Fintech
Subjects: Q Science > QA Mathematics > QA75 Electronic computers. Computer science
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button): Kulliyyah of Information and Communication Technology > Department of Computer Science
Kulliyyah of Information and Communication Technology > Department of Computer Science
Depositing User: Prof Dato' Dr Norbik Bashah Idris
Date Deposited: 19 May 2022 14:40
Last Modified: 19 May 2022 14:40
URI: http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/97921

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