The policy endorsement of central bank digital currency - trend analysis and research scope using bibliometric review

The digital advancement is moving at a faster pace especially after the outbreak of the pandemic has paved the way for advancement of digital currency.The moving era of digital currency introduces digital wallets and the commencement of central bank digital currency (CBDC) -a centralised system.The intention behind this paper is to centralise the idea of a bibliometric analysis to gain insights regarding the literature status, authors contributing to the topic, major countries where the study is prominent and also to focus on the research gap to understand the future objective of research.The bibliometric analysis is done using two famous peer reviewed journals indexed in Scopus and Web of Science.Therefore, this paper will aim to provide an overview for researchers to give a synoptic insight of the status quo which manifests the contemporary trends of central bank digital currencies.