EMTECH, a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) Infrastructure provider based in the U.S. joined forces with HaitiPay, a fintech company in Haiti, to demo its first CBDC + Fintech Proof Of Concept. Both companies, led by Haitian women, are presenting this Proof of Concept at Ayiti Tek Konekte (Haiti Tech Connect) event hosted by the Haitian Embassy in Washington D.C. on May 5. After months of collaboration, they unveiled the first functional test of a potential CBDC being distributed and used in Haiti for the banked and unbanked population.
Source: mytechdecisions.com