CBDC
Saudi Arabia exits mBridge, the China-backed CBDC project
SAMA says it finished its mBridge proof of concept in May 2025 and then left. China, Hong Kong, Thailand and the UAE are taking the platform commercial.
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SAMA says it finished its mBridge proof of concept in May 2025 and then left. China, Hong Kong, Thailand and the UAE are taking the platform commercial.