Kiffmeister’s #Fintech Daily Digest (20250903)

Turkish Central Bank Call to Join the Digital Lira Project (CBRT)

The Central Bank of the Republic of Türkiye (CBRT) announced an open call for private sector entities to join the second phase of its Digital Turkish Lira Research and Development Project. The focus will be on developing innovative central bank digital currency (CBDC) applications in such areas as tokenization, programmable payments, self-sovereign identity, interoperability with existing systems, and machine-to-machine payments. Selected applicants will be invited to participate in sandbox experiments with the CBRT and its technology partners, furthering the development of digital currency infrastructure in Turkey. [Source: CBRT]