Samsung and Bank of Korea Partner for In-Depth Offline CBDC Payments Research
Samsung Electronics and the Bank of Korea have inked a partnership to research Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) technology that could facilitate offline transactions. On Monday, the two companies signed a memorandum...
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On Monday, the two companies signed a memorandum of understanding at Samsung’s headquarters in the south of Seoul, according to a report by The Korea Herald.
The collaboration aims to eliminate the reliance on the internet and introduce a new phase of smooth offline transactions....
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