Digital rupee & cryptocurrencies: What are the key differences?
3 years, 1 month ago

Digital rupee & cryptocurrencies: What are the key differences?

Live Mint  

While announcing the Union budget 2022-23, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced that India will soon launch its own central bank digital currency. Among several distinctions, one key difference lies in the fact that RBI’s digital currency will be linked to its fiat currency – Indian rupee and will be valued at the same price. Digital currencies are digital forms of fiat money that can be used for contactless transactions between parties,” says Vikas Ahuja, CEO of CrossTower India, crypto and digital asset exchange. Besides China, the Bank of England is also exploring a potential central bank digital currency in the UK.

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Pakistan Moves To Legalise Cryptocurrency To Attract Foreign Investment. Will India Follow Suit?
5 days, 5 hours ago

Pakistan Moves To Legalise Cryptocurrency To Attract Foreign Investment. Will India Follow Suit?

ABP News  

Pakistan is making strides toward embracing digital assets by setting the stage for cryptocurrency legalisation. With more nations establishing cryptocurrency regulations, Pakistan’s initiative could position it as a key player in the digital finance sector. Pakistan Crypto Council to Oversee Digital Asset Integration To facilitate the transition, the Pakistan government has reportedly launched the Pakistan Crypto Council, a newly formed …

Mint Explainer | Fintechs launch CBDC wallets: Is RBI’s e-rupee set to take off?
1 month ago

Mint Explainer | Fintechs launch CBDC wallets: Is RBI’s e-rupee set to take off?

Live Mint  

Mumbai: Nine months after the Reserve Bank of India announced allowing non-bank payments players into central bank digital currency pilots, two private fintech firms, CRED and MobiKwik, have opened e-rupee wallets for their users in partnership with Yes Bank. CBDC wallets After the central bank enabled CBDC issuance for third-party application providers, platforms such as CRED and MobiKwik, in collaboration …

India's Crypto Policy Delayed Further? Report Suggests Re-Evaluation Of Stances By Multiple Jurisdictions
1 month, 3 weeks ago

India's Crypto Policy Delayed Further? Report Suggests Re-Evaluation Of Stances By Multiple Jurisdictions

ABP News  

India is re-evaluating its position on cryptocurrencies following recent international developments, including regulatory changes in major economies, according to a senior Government official, reported Reuters. The decision comes as multiple jurisdictions have softened their stance on digital assets, prompting India to revisit its delayed discussion paper on crypto policy, which was initially expected to be released in September 2024. Crypto …

India reviewing crypto position due to global changes, senior official says
1 month, 3 weeks ago

India reviewing crypto position due to global changes, senior official says

The Hindu  

India is reviewing its stance on cryptocurrencies due to shifting attitudes towards the virtual asset in other countries, a senior government official told Reuters on Sunday. He did not specifically mention the United States, where Mr. Trump last week ordered the creation of a cryptocurrency working group tasked with proposing new digital asset regulations and exploring the creation of a …

Government is reportedly thinking about changing its stance on cryptocurrency
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Government is reportedly thinking about changing its stance on cryptocurrency

India Today  

India has a rigid cryptocurrency environment, and its stance on the digital currency has been anything but consistent. In December 2023, the Financial Intelligence Unit in India issued show-cause notices to 9 offshore crypto exchanges, including Binance and Kucoin, for non-compliance with local regulations. In 2023, former RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das also represented a critical stand against cryptocurrency in India. …

Interview: Yesha Yadav on ABC of Donald Trump’s new crypto world
2 months ago

Interview: Yesha Yadav on ABC of Donald Trump’s new crypto world

Hindustan Times  

Washington: President-elect Donald Trump has promised a new era of cryptocurrency, with the industry expecting clearer and a more liberal regulatory structure. And what has happened over time is of course that Bitcoin as well as other cryptocurrencies have allowed for certain economies where the local marketplace is perhaps not as strong, where people don’t have faith in the domestic …

Rupee-backed stablecoins could complement RBI’s digital currency
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Rupee-backed stablecoins could complement RBI’s digital currency

Live Mint  

The past decade has witnessed the astronomical rise of crypto assets around the world. Rupee-backed stablecoins would complement the Reserve Bank of India’s Central Bank Digital Currency, namely the e-rupee that is being tested out. However, the combination of rupee-backed stablecoins and the e-rupee could aid in the creation of an egalitarian and free digital finance ecosystem in India. As …

Governments and banks once mocked Bitcoin. Now they want in on it
3 months ago

Governments and banks once mocked Bitcoin. Now they want in on it

Al Jazeera  

After topping $100,000, Bitcoin supporters see the cryptocurrency soaring even higher. Despite once labelling Bitcoin “a scam”, Trump has emerged as arguably the world’s most powerful advocate for the asset. “There’s now this growing feeling that the 21st century will be the century of Bitcoin.” Keiser spotted Bitcoin’s potential early on and advised people to buy it when its value …

UoH Professor Highlights Advantages of Digital Payments
3 months, 3 weeks ago

UoH Professor Highlights Advantages of Digital Payments

Deccan Chronicle  

Anantapur: Prof. Debashish Acharya from the School of Economics, University of Hyderabad, highlighted the RBI’s digital currency ecosystem at a national seminar on Digital Transformation and the Future of India’s Economy, organised by the Indian Council for Social Science Research at the Central University of Andhra Pradesh. In his keynote, Acharya discussed the advantages of digital payments over traditional cash, …

Bitcoin, cryptocurrencies not legal in India
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4 months ago

Bitcoin, cryptocurrencies not legal in India

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Bitcoin and cryptocurrency are in news again after allegations were levelled against Congress's Maharashtra president Nana Patole and NCP 's Supriya Sule of being involved in "illegal bitcoin activities" to fund their poll campaign. - Cryptocurrency has no intrinsic value and is not redeemable for another commodity, such as gold - has no physical form and exists only …

Will Bitcoin's revival boost India's appetite for cryptos despite high taxes?
4 months, 1 week ago

Will Bitcoin's revival boost India's appetite for cryptos despite high taxes?

India Today  

Bitcoin has taken the financial world by storm once again, this time surging to a record-breaking $90,000 following Donald Trump's unexpected victory in the US presidential election. TRUMP'S IMPACT ON THE CRYPTO SURGE The crypto market has been riding a wave of optimism following Donald Trump's election as US president, with hopes that his administration will adopt a crypto-friendly stance. …

What is e-rupee and why do Google Pay, PhonePe want to join RBI’s digital rupee project?
7 months, 2 weeks ago

What is e-rupee and why do Google Pay, PhonePe want to join RBI’s digital rupee project?

The Hindu  

The story so far: Fintech companies including Google, PhonePe, Amazon Pay, Cred, and Mobikwik are looking to join the Indian central bank’s digital currency project by allowing their users to transact in e-rupee via Unified Payments Interface. Unlike deposits which pay interest, the digital rupee in users’ wallets does not attract interest payments from the central bank. Since cryptocurrencies are …

RBI’s Digital Rupee: Google, PhonePe, Amazon Pay, Cred, and Mobikwik To join digital currency pilot project
7 months, 2 weeks ago

RBI’s Digital Rupee: Google, PhonePe, Amazon Pay, Cred, and Mobikwik To join digital currency pilot project

The Hindu  

Google, PhonePe, Amazon Pay, Cred and Mobikwik are looking to join Indian central bank’s digital currency project by offering transactions in e-rupee, a digital alternative to the physical currency. The news comes as transactions using the digital currency reached over a million a day last year, however, they have declined ever since, to about 100,000-200,000 a day. However, in April …

RBI’s digital rupee must leap over many hurdles for wider adoption
9 months, 1 week ago

RBI’s digital rupee must leap over many hurdles for wider adoption

Live Mint  

The Reserve Bank of India has been striving to boost the adoption of its Retail-Central Bank Digital Currency or e-rupee. RBI is also aiming to onboard more non-bank payment service operators and make the e-rupee inter-operable with India’s Unified Payments Interface. Despite having clearly defined use-cases for their country-specific CBDCs, these pilot projects suffered from weak internet connectivity and poor …

RBI To Make Digital Currency Available Offline
10 months, 2 weeks ago

RBI To Make Digital Currency Available Offline

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das on Monday said the central bank is considering testing Central Bank Digital Currency in commercial papers and certificates of deposits on a pilot basis. Das said that the central bank has been working on making CBDC transferable offline, introducing programmability features and promoting financial inclusion. “We are working on making CBDC …

E-rupee boost: RBI to enhance role of digital currency, allow non-bank operators to offer CBDC wallets
11 months, 2 weeks ago

E-rupee boost: RBI to enhance role of digital currency, allow non-bank operators to offer CBDC wallets

Hindustan Times  

In his statement released today, the Reserve Bank of India Governor, Shaktikanta Das, has indicated the central bank’s interest in enhancing the scope of digital currency in India. The RBI Governor said the central bank was looking to promote CBDC and that too by enhacing its scope through Non-bank Payment System Operators and thereby boost retail use. It is proposed …

Crypto currencies have no underlying value, says RBI official
1 year, 1 month ago

Crypto currencies have no underlying value, says RBI official

The Hindu  

Crypto currencies cannot be referred to as "currencies" as they have no underlying value, a central bank official said. "Crypto currencies cannot be called currencies as they don't have any underlying value," P Vasudevan, an executive director at the RBI, said during a panel discussion organised by IIM-Kozhikode here. Ultimately it is a call that the government has to take …

Central Bank Digital Currencies Are Redefining Digital Money
1 year, 1 month ago

Central Bank Digital Currencies Are Redefining Digital Money

The Quint  

The Reserve Bank of India, in a forward-looking move, decided to extend the pilot program for the digital rupee. This extension reflects the central bank’s commitment to exploring and harnessing the potential of central bank digital currencies. Private players who dominate the digital payments market have simplified life for the world population with innovations like e-money, online transactions, mobile banking, …

RBI Monetary Policy: New changes announced to electronic trading platforms, digital payments
1 year, 1 month ago

RBI Monetary Policy: New changes announced to electronic trading platforms, digital payments

New Indian Express  

The Reserve Bank of India today released a major policy statement outlining several developmental and regulatory initiatives covering financial markets, regulations pertaining to lending institutions, and payment systems including digital currency and fintech. On the financial markets front, RBI announced that it will comprehensively review the existing regulatory guidelines for Electronic Trading Platforms that enable transactions in financial instruments regulated …

De-weaponizing the dollar
1 year, 1 month ago

De-weaponizing the dollar

China Daily  

BRICS is spearheading a new cross-border payment system using digital currencies to break away from Western dominance WANG XIAOYING/CHINA DAILY The United Arab Emirates and China completed the first cross-border payment using the digital dirham on Jan 30. The fact that the most advanced technology for using digital currencies has been created in developing countries illustrates that countries in the …

Indian banks offer incentives to lift RBI’s e-rupee: Report
1 year, 4 months ago

Indian banks offer incentives to lift RBI’s e-rupee: Report

Live Mint  

Digital Rupee: In a bid to boost volums in RBI's e-rupee transactions, Indian banks are offering incentives for using the central bank digital currency. HDFC Bank leads Informing about the initiatives taken by HDFC Bank to boost RBI's e-rupee transactions, country head for payments, liability products, consumer finance and marketing, Parag Rao said that India's largest private lender has rolled …

RBI likely to start digital rupee pilot in call money market by next month
1 year, 6 months ago

RBI likely to start digital rupee pilot in call money market by next month

India TV News  

The Reserve Bank of India is likely to introduce the pilot of the Central Bank Digital Currency for transactions for the interbank borrowing or call money market by October, said central bank Executive Director Ajay Kumar Choudhary on Sunday. The pilot for the wholesale Central Bank Digital Currency known as the Digital Rupee-Wholesale was launched on November 1, 2022. RBI …

Digital Rupee CBDC RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das Can Prove To Be Game Changer For Cross-Border Payments:
1 year, 6 months ago

Digital Rupee CBDC RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das Can Prove To Be Game Changer For Cross-Border Payments:

ABP News  

In a recent keynote address at the G20 TechSprint Finale, Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das drew attention to the challenges surrounding cross-border payments, emphasising the issues of high costs and slow transaction speeds. Das indicated that the central bank digital currency — dubbed Digital Rupee — instant-settlement feature could offer a viable solution to these challenges. Despite advancements …

Crypto India Tax PMLA State Future Regulation RBI CBDC Digital Rupee ABP Live TV
1 year, 6 months ago

Crypto India Tax PMLA State Future Regulation RBI CBDC Digital Rupee ABP Live TV

ABP News  

Crypto is often called the "Internet of Value" and for good reason. Here’s Why Crypto Could Prove Important To India Remittances: A Game Changer India holds the global top spot for remittance receipts, raking in approximately $80 billion annually. Crypto and decentralised technologies are not merely optional but vital to safeguarding India's national sovereignty. Enterprise Adoption A consortium of 15 …

Digital Rupee: RBI Aims To Expand Use Cases, Features Of Retail, Wholesale CBDC
1 year, 9 months ago

Digital Rupee: RBI Aims To Expand Use Cases, Features Of Retail, Wholesale CBDC

News 18  

The Reserve Bank of India targets to expand the use cases and features of CBDC-Retail and CBDC-Wholesale, according to the central bank’s annual report released on Tuesday. “During 2023-24, the Reserve Bank aims at expanding the ongoing pilots in CBDC-Retail and CBDC-Wholesale by incorporating various use cases and features. “As the Reserve Bank embarks upon the journey of realising the …

Digital Rupee: RBI launches expand e-Rupee pilot to include more banks
1 year, 9 months ago

Digital Rupee: RBI launches expand e-Rupee pilot to include more banks

Live Mint  

The Reserve Bank of India wants to expand the ongoing pilot of the Central Bank Digital Currency and incorporate various use cases and features in 2023-24. In its annual report for 2022-2023, the central bank said, "During 2023-24, the Reserve Bank of India aims at expanding the ongoing pilots in CBDC-Retail and CBDC-Wholesale by incorporating various use cases and features." …

Understanding the current state of crypto assets in India
1 year, 11 months ago

Understanding the current state of crypto assets in India

Live Mint  

It is a sweeping wave for some and a conundrum for others but crypto is the new buzzword in the world of investment finance. On the whole, the government seems to be accepting crypto and the underlying blockchain technology rather than casting them away as ‘risky’ or even ‘banning’ them. Banking is still not a breeze given RBI’s concerns The …

Central bank digital currency simplest fix for banking
1 year, 11 months ago

Central bank digital currency simplest fix for banking

China Daily  

Last year, the Nobel Prize in Economics went to two economists who study the dynamics of bank runs, as well as to former US Federal Reserve chair Ben Bernanke for his work analyzing how central banks have dealt with some of history's worst banking crises, such as those in the Great Depression of the 1930s. A country's monetary authority could …

UK considering launch of digital currency called ‘Britcoin’
2 years, 1 month ago

UK considering launch of digital currency called ‘Britcoin’

Live Mint  

Britcoin is moving closer to reality. UK authorities on Monday said British businesses and consumers are likely to need a digital version of the pound, formally asking for public comment on the idea of introducing a central bank digital currency. “That's why we want to investigate what is possible first, whilst always making sure we protect financial stability.” The call …

Britcoin? UK gets closer to launching a digital currency
2 years, 1 month ago

Britcoin? UK gets closer to launching a digital currency

Associated Press  

LONDON — Britcoin is moving closer to reality. U.K. authorities on Monday said British businesses and consumers are likely to need a digital version of the pound, formally asking for public comment on the idea of introducing a central bank digital currency. “That’s why we want to investigate what is possible first, whilst always making sure we protect financial stability.” …

Budget 2023: FM Sitharaman's past key budget announcements on banking
2 years, 1 month ago

Budget 2023: FM Sitharaman's past key budget announcements on banking

Hindustan Times  

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on February 1 will present the Union Budget for the fiscal year 2023-24. Budget 2019-20 In her first Union Budget as Finance minister, Nirmala Sitharaman announced to re-capitalise Public Sector Banks of ₹70,000 crore to boost credit which was part of previously announced ₹3 lakh crore capital infusion. Budget 2021-22 The budget of 2021-22 proposed setting …

Watch: Anand Mahindra buys fruits using e-rupee
2 years, 1 month ago

Watch: Anand Mahindra buys fruits using e-rupee

Live Mint  

India’s central bank – the Reserve Bank of India introduced e-rupee digital currency pilot on December 1, 2022. Mahindra & Mahindra chairperson Anand Mahindra has recently shared a video on microblogging site Twitter where the billionaire can be seen putting the digital currency to use. “At the Reserve Bank’s board meeting today I learned about the @RBI digital currency-the e-rupee. …

Digital currency to further bolster digital economy, make payment system more efficient: RBI
2 years, 2 months ago

Digital currency to further bolster digital economy, make payment system more efficient: RBI

India TV News  

RBI Executive Director Ajay Kumar Choudhary on Wednesday the digital currency will further bolster the digital economy, make the payment system more efficient and reduce the cost involved in physical cash management. Central Bank Digital Currency The RBI has already launched pilots of CBDC in wholesale and retail segments last year. He said the key motivation for exploring the issuance …

E-Rupee Cannot Be Converted Into Cash Yet, Says RBI Official
2 years, 2 months ago

E-Rupee Cannot Be Converted Into Cash Yet, Says RBI Official

News 18  

Speaking at an event organised by the Indian Merchants’ Chamber, Anuj Ranjan, the chief general manager at the RBI’s fintech department, said that at present eRupee cannot be transformed into cash and vice-versa. Anuj Ranjan said that the central bank will bear costs relating to eRupee as it is part of RBI’s liabilities. One such currency is the digital Yuan …

Digital Rupee: Understanding the risks of using digital currency
2 years, 2 months ago

Digital Rupee: Understanding the risks of using digital currency

Live Mint  

Digital currency is essentially a replacement of conventional paper currency by currency in the form of digital data on a technology-based platform on a mobile device or otherwise. According to Stas Protassov, Co-founder and executive board member, Acronis, one of the risks which exist for most if not all digital currencies is double-spending scams exploiting protocol issues or application software …

Digital rupee not the magic bullet Central government is hoping for
2 years, 2 months ago

Digital rupee not the magic bullet Central government is hoping for

The Hindu  

Published : Dec 29, 2022 10:30 IST In recent times, the financial world has been in a state of excitement after the Reserve Bank of India announced the launch of the pilot for a retail digital rupee on December 1. Crypto gamble It is to be noted that with the threat of cryptocurrency, which began with Bitcoin in 2009, now …

Next Financial Crisis Will Come From Private Cryptocurrencies, Says RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das
2 years, 3 months ago

Next Financial Crisis Will Come From Private Cryptocurrencies, Says RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das

News 18  

RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das on Wednesday said the biggest concern with the private cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum is that they do not have any underlying value, and if they are allowed to grow, the next financial crisis will come from them. If you allow it to grow, the next financial crisis will come from private cryptocurrencies.” Das has in …

Year Ender 2022: Government schemes launched this year
2 years, 3 months ago

Year Ender 2022: Government schemes launched this year

Firstpost  

To impart world class quality education to the students in the county, the Budget 2022 announced a slew of measures from Digital Ecosystem for Skilling and Livelihood to expanding the One class One TV channel programme to 200 television channels In 2022, the Centre announced several schemes that could benefit the lives of its citizens. From trade settlement in rupees …

Can You Use Digital Rupee Without A Bank Account? Know How Digital Rupee Wallet Works
2 years, 3 months ago

Can You Use Digital Rupee Without A Bank Account? Know How Digital Rupee Wallet Works

News 18  

India’s central bank digital currency, or digital rupee, has seen the light of the day and is currently in its trial mode to test the robustness of the entire process of its creation, distribution and retail usage in real-time. Now, as the digital rupee is a fungible legal tender issued by the RBI, do users need bank account to use …

Explained: How Reserve Bank's e-rupee is different from UPI?
2 years, 3 months ago

Explained: How Reserve Bank's e-rupee is different from UPI?

Hindustan Times  

The Reserve Bank of India has recently scaled the pilot of Central Bank Digital Currency or e-rupee for the retail sector. The CBDC or e-rupee is a legal tender money backed by the RBI similar to cash, but for UPI payments, it has to be linked with bank accounts. E-rupee is a legal tender money As the name suggests, the …

CBDC is the UPI Moment for Fintechs: Rise of CBDC and Death of Crypto - News18
2 years, 3 months ago

CBDC is the UPI Moment for Fintechs: Rise of CBDC and Death of Crypto - News18

News 18  

The fall of fraudulent and failing crypto exchanges is coinciding with the rise of CBDC across the world. CBDC, when programmed to be part of a smart contract, will reduce these layers of paper contracts and checks thus reducing the cost of trade or transactions both local and international. The promise of lower cost and reducing the global banks hegemony …

RBI Monetary Policy: Governor Das Explains Difference Between Digital Rupee And UPI
2 years, 3 months ago

RBI Monetary Policy: Governor Das Explains Difference Between Digital Rupee And UPI

ABP News  

The Reserve Bank of India on Wednesday clarified the key differences between the Central Bank Digital Currency and Unified Payments Interface. Speaking with the media after the monetary policy announcement, Das said, "Any UPI transaction involves the intermediation of the bank. Further elaborating on CBDC, RBI Deputy governor T Rabi Sankar said that similar to cash, CBDC can enable the …

Explained | Why has the Reserve Bank of India introduced an e-rupee?
2 years, 3 months ago

Explained | Why has the Reserve Bank of India introduced an e-rupee?

The Hindu  

The story so far: The Reserve Bank of India this week launched the digital rupee on a pilot basis. The digital rupee, or the e-rupee, is a central bank digital currency issued by the RBI. The introduction of central bank digital currencies internationally has worried many who believe that it could disrupt the banking system. A rise in the use …

Experts Explain Benefits And Technological Challenges Of Digital Rupee
2 years, 3 months ago

Experts Explain Benefits And Technological Challenges Of Digital Rupee

ABP News  

India’s first pilot project on retail digital rupee was rolled out by the Reserve Bank of India on Thursday in Mumbai, New Delhi, Bengaluru, and Bhubaneswar. The retail digital rupee project has started in a closed user group with the participation of four lenders – State Bank of India, ICICI Bank, YES Bank, and IDFC First Bank – as well …

Digital rupee a 'game changer', says SBI Chairman Dinesh Khara
2 years, 3 months ago

Digital rupee a 'game changer', says SBI Chairman Dinesh Khara

India TV News  

Digital rupee : SBI Chairman Dinesh Khara today said the Reserve Bank's first pilot project for retail digital rupee is a game changer with durable effects that should ensure better monetary transmission at much lesser costs. The pilot project for retail digital rupee, RBI's central bank digital currency started in Mumbai, New Delhi, Bengaluru and Bhubaneswar on Thursday and State …

How the RBI's digital currency can help economy
2 years, 3 months ago

How the RBI's digital currency can help economy

Live Mint  

Readers of a certain age group might remember Ramon Bonus Stamps. What's driving FIIs’ bullish bets on Nifty IIT-K student hits record ₹4 cr placement jackpot Story takes a turn for PVR, Inox Leisure after a flop Q2 How young Indian couples budget for their weddings Imagine different currencies competing for dominance in usage without any sovereign backing. That is …

All you need to know about e-Rupee
2 years, 3 months ago

All you need to know about e-Rupee

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: The Reserve Bank of India has launched India’s e-rupee on Thursday, as a pilot covering four cities New Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru and Bhubaneswar and will subsequently expand it to nine more cities in the initial phase. Four banks – State Bank of India, Yes Bank, ICICI Bank and IDFC First Bank – will be involved initially in the launch …

RBI to launch Digital Rupee pilot in 4 cities today: Supported banks, and more details
2 years, 3 months ago

RBI to launch Digital Rupee pilot in 4 cities today: Supported banks, and more details

India Today  

The first pilot of the Reserve Bank of India-issued digital Rupee will begin today, December 1. The central bank earlier this week announced that the digital currency will begin with four banks - State Bank of India, ICICI Bank, Yes Bank and IDFC First Bank in four cities across the country. In a release, RBI stated, "The pilot will test …

Time is right for a digital rupee
2 years, 3 months ago

Time is right for a digital rupee

Hindustan Times  

Starting this month, the Reserve Bank of India will begin a pilot project that will put a digital rupee, or e ₹, in the hands of individuals. In simple terms, a CBDC is the closest virtual equivalent of cash with the liability for its value resting directly with the central bank, instead of — as is the case at present …

Digital Rupee: Check List Of Banks, Cities That Will Be Part Of CBDC Pilot From December 1
2 years, 3 months ago

Digital Rupee: Check List Of Banks, Cities That Will Be Part Of CBDC Pilot From December 1

ABP News  

A month after the Reserve Bank of India launched the Digital Rupee for wholesale, the digital rupee for retail — denoted by e₹-R — will be rolled out as part of a pilot from December 1. Retail digital rupee to be launched in four cities Those in Mumbai, New Delhi, Bengaluru, and Bhubaneswar will be able to transact with e₹-R …

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