The Banque de France said it completed the first stage of its experiments into a wholesale central bank digital currency (CBDC) and plans to move on to the next phase, focusing on cross-border payments.France’s central bank has been exploring the use of a CBDC for the exchange of money between financial institutions since March 2020.The final stage of the first tranche of … [Read more...] about French Central Bank Completes First Stage of Its CBDC Experiments