The United Arab Emirates has taken a clear step into live testing of a central bank digital currency. A UAE government transfer using a digital dirham took place this week, and officials say the payment settled in less than two minutes. This marks the first recorded transaction in the nation’s pilot program.

UAE Gov’t Transaction Marks Test

According to government and industry reports, the transfer was carried out by the Central Bank of the UAE alongside the Ministry of Finance and the Dubai Department of Finance.

The payment used the mBridge platform, a system designed to link multiple central bank digital currencies. The move was limited to federal and Dubai entities, not to banks or the general public.

Reports have disclosed that the transaction was handled end-to-end in under t

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