Sole Jamaican CBDC wallet provider questions JAM-DEX progress - 0 views
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John Kiff on 15 Aug 24According to National Commercial Bank (NCB) Jamaica, the sole commercial bank providing wallets for JAM-DEX, the use of the central bank digital currency (CBDC) has been low. NCB CEO Jamaica Bruce Bowen said this may be linked to the few usage options for the CBDC, along with the process. Merchant adoption has been slow, despite the Bank of Jamaica committing funds earlier in 2024 for a technology provider to upgrade 10,000 of the more modern point of sale (POS) machines to support JAM-DEX. Also, Bowen noted that usage of NCB's Lynk digital wallet has been strong, few users are converting their bank deposit balances to JAM-DEX. https://radiojamaicanewsonline.com/business/ncb-says-use-of-jam-dex-low