Jordan: Retail Central Bank Digital Currency Exploration

By Natsuki Tsuda, Marianne Bechara, Stephanie Forte, Kathleen Kao, Shuji Kobayakawa, Ashley Lannquist, Frankosiligi Solomon

February 23, 2023

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Natsuki Tsuda, Marianne Bechara, Stephanie Forte, Kathleen Kao, Shuji Kobayakawa, Ashley Lannquist, and Frankosiligi Solomon. Jordan: Retail Central Bank Digital Currency Exploration, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2023) accessed December 21, 2024

Summary

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) analyzed the retail payments markets of Jordan to identify pain points that retail Central Bank Digital Currency (rCBDC) could address. Retail payment systems in Jordan are highly integrated, enabling customers to make interoperable transactions between banks and non-bank Payment Service Providers (PSPs).1 The country’s cross-border remittance market is competitive, but may benefit from the reduced transactions cost associated with rCBDC. Despite generally accessible and appropriate product offerings and an enabling environment, various barriers prevent customers from extensively using digital means of payment. rCBDC might create an opportunity to overcome these barriers, thus making a cross-border rCBDC worth consideration. However, the Central Bank of Jordan (CBJ) should rigorously evaluate benefits against risks and costs before forging ahead. Meanwhile, the CBJ should develop capacity to address technology, cybersecurity, financial integrity, and legal issues.

Subject: International organization, Monetary policy

Keywords: Central bank digital currency CBDC distributed ledger technology noncash payments payment system central bank remittances mobile banking financial intermediaries

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4
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High Level Summary Technical Assistance Report No. 2023/001
Stock No:

HLSEA2023001
ISBN:

9798400234521
ISSN:

2957-658X

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