Kazakhstan unveils ‘crypto card’ payments initiative
The National Bank of Kazakhstan has launched a ‘crypto card’ retail payments initiative this week among a new set of projects aimed at encouraging the growth of regulated digital finance.
State authorities in the world’s largest landlocked country, which has a population of about 20 million, have been undertaking a growing number of explorations and investments into all sorts of fintech-related programmes in recent years, including the development of a central bank digital currency (CBDC).
Through the crypto card initiative, consumers can link licensed…
