Explained: What is Digital Rupee? RBI launches first pilot project today
2 years, 4 months ago

Explained: What is Digital Rupee? RBI launches first pilot project today

Live Mint  

India's first Digital Rupee pilot project will commence today. The Reserve Bank of India will launch the pilot for a central-bank-backed digital rupee for the wholesale segment today, November 1. ".the first pilot in the Digital Rupee - Wholesale segment shall commence on November 1, 2022," the RBI said in a statement on 'Operationalisation of Central Bank Digital Currency-Wholesale Pilot'. 9 banks identified for participation in digital rupee’s wholesale pilot The nine banks are State Bank of India, Bank of Baroda, Union Bank of India, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Yes Bank, IDFC First Bank and HSBC, the RBI said in a release. A Central Bank Digital Currency or Digital Rupee is a digital form of currency notes issued by a central bank.

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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 …

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 …

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, …

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 …

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, …

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 …

Reliance Retail partners Innoviti to enable digital rupee payment in stores
2 years, 1 month ago

Reliance Retail partners Innoviti to enable digital rupee payment in stores

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Innoviti Technologies, a payments-focused financial-tech firm, in collaboration with Reliance Retail, ICICI Bank and Kotak Mahindra Bank, on Thursday announced the introduction of in-store payments via Digital Rupee-Retail. “After being the first to introduce dynamic QR based in-store UPI payments, Reliance Retail, in continuance of its endeavour to create convenient and seamless payment experience for customers, becomes the …

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 …

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 …

RBI Rolls Out First Pilot Project For Retail Digital Rupee In 4 Cities
2 years, 3 months ago

RBI Rolls Out First Pilot Project For Retail Digital Rupee In 4 Cities

ABP News  

The Reserve Bank of India on Thursday launched the first pilot project for retail digital rupee 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 as customers and …

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 …

India to launch retail Digital Rupee on pilot basis: Which other countries have CBDC?
2 years, 3 months ago

India to launch retail Digital Rupee on pilot basis: Which other countries have CBDC?

Firstpost  

On 1 December, India will join the list of countries that have introduced a Central Bank Digital Currency. Nigeria In October this year, the Central Bank of Nigeria marked one year since the launch of Africa’s first digital currency, the e-Naira. China’s central bank will expand the trials of its digital currency, the e-CNY, to four provinces, including Guangdong, Jiangsu, …

Digital Rupee coming on Dec 1, here is everything to know about it
2 years, 3 months ago

Digital Rupee coming on Dec 1, here is everything to know about it

Live Mint  

The Reserve Bank of India on Tuesday announced a pilot for retail central bank digital currency on 1 December. A Central Bank Digital Currency or Digital Rupee is a digital form of currency notes issued by a central bank. The central bank also said that users will be able to transact with digital rupee through a digital wallet offered by …

Explained: Why RBI is launching e-rupee in India
2 years, 3 months ago

Explained: Why RBI is launching e-rupee in India

Firstpost  

Four banks including SBI and ICICI will participate in the launch of the Central Bank Digital Rupee which will initially cover four cities — Mumbai, New Delhi, Bengaluru and Bhubaneswar. While some experts remain cautious about the concept, others are downright enthusiastic E-rupee to launch on 1 Dec: RBI’s rationale behind currency and what experts think Four banks including SBI …

RBI to launch pilot of retail digital rupee on 1 December
2 years, 3 months ago

RBI to launch pilot of retail digital rupee on 1 December

Firstpost  

‘It would be in the form of a digital token that represents legal tender. It would be issued in the same denominations that paper currency and coins are currently issued,’ RBI said Mumbai: The Reserve Bank on Tuesday said it will launch the first pilot for retail digital rupee on December 1, 2022, in which four banks including SBI and …

Pilot for retail digital rupee to begin on December 1
2 years, 3 months ago

Pilot for retail digital rupee to begin on December 1

The Hindu  

The Reserve Bank of India on November 29 announced that the first pilot for the retail version of the digital rupee would be introduced on December 1, 2022. The pilot would cover select locations in closed user groups comprising participating customers and merchants. The first phase will begin with four banks, namely State Bank of India, ICICI Bank, Yes Bank …

RBI to launch retail digital rupee pilot on 1 December
2 years, 3 months ago

RBI to launch retail digital rupee pilot on 1 December

Live Mint  

Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India on Tuesday announced the launch of a pilot for retail digital rupee on 1 December with four banks in four cities, a month after testing the wholesale central bank digital currency. The pilot, RBI said in a press release, would cover select locations in a closed user group, comprising participating customers and merchants. While …

RBI announces launch of first pilot for retail digital rupee on 1 Dec
2 years, 3 months ago

RBI announces launch of first pilot for retail digital rupee on 1 Dec

Live Mint  

The Reserve Bank of India on Tuesday announced a pilot for retail central bank digital currency on 1 December. The central bank also said that users will be able to transact with digital rupee through a digital wallet offered by the participating banks and stored on mobile phones or devices. A Central Bank Digital Currency or a digital rupee is …

Digital Rupee: How Retail Customers Can Benefit From CBDC
2 years, 4 months ago

Digital Rupee: How Retail Customers Can Benefit From CBDC

ABP News  

The Reserve Bank of India in November announced its first pilot project of Digital Rupee for the retail segment. Even though the digital rupee would be virtual, just like cryptocurrencies, they are pretty different from each other and serve various purposes. As mentioned, the Digital Rupee is a pilot project in which nine central banks would be participating. After the …

Spare a thought for the trilemma of central bank digital currencies
2 years, 4 months ago

Spare a thought for the trilemma of central bank digital currencies

Live Mint  

Central banks around the world continue to contemplate issuing their own digital currencies. Yet another motivation for the stampede to CBDCs is the inchoate belief that financial and even geopolitical primacy will turn on which central banks are quickest to issue one. Ultimately, central banks face a ‘trilemma’ when contemplating CBDC issuance. Central banks can have only two of three …

’Missing big picture’: Zerodha’s Nikhil Kamath responds to critics of e-rupee
2 years, 4 months ago

’Missing big picture’: Zerodha’s Nikhil Kamath responds to critics of e-rupee

Live Mint  

This month the Reserve Bank of India made a historic decision for India's banking ecosystem. The federal bank started a pilot program of its digital currency allowing select banks to use it for settling secondary-market transactions in government bonds. The RBI Governor termed the launch of the central bank digital currency as a landmark moment in the history of currencies …

10 reasons why digital rupee is the future of money
2 years, 4 months ago

10 reasons why digital rupee is the future of money

Live Mint  

The digital rupee rollout is a big step ahead in India’s digital transformation. Livemint spoke to experts on reasons why digital rupee is the future of money 1) Centralised Central bank digital currency – a new digital form of money issued by central banks – may just be the new infrastructure we need for ushering in more trust, resilience, and …

How will digital rupee rollout impact physical currency?
2 years, 4 months ago

How will digital rupee rollout impact physical currency?

Firstpost  

The Reserve Bank of India has launched its pilot project on the Central Bank Digital Rupee starting, 1 November. Here’s what the experts told CNBC TV18 The Reserve Bank of India has launched its pilot project on the Central Bank Digital Rupee starting November 1. It is widely anticipated that the digital rupee ideated by RBI will be generated through …

Central Bank Digital Currency is going to be a major transformation in the way business is done: RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das
2 years, 4 months ago

Central Bank Digital Currency is going to be a major transformation in the way business is done: RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das

The Hindu  

Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das said Central Bank Digital Currency is going to be a major transformation in the way business is done — the way transactions are conducted and highlighted that RBI is among the very few central banks in the world which have taken this initiative. While addressing FIBAC on November 2, Governor Shaktikanta Das said, …

Digital Rupee Pilot: Day 1 Sees Rs 275-Crore Trade In 48 G-Sec Transactions, Details Here
2 years, 4 months ago

Digital Rupee Pilot: Day 1 Sees Rs 275-Crore Trade In 48 G-Sec Transactions, Details Here

News 18  

Even as the government has started the government securities transactions in digital rupee along with the wholesale segment, Tuesday witnessed a total of 48 trades worth Rs 275 crore using the RBI’s central bank digital currency. “IDFC First Bank executed the first secondary market transaction in G-secs using CBDC settlement on Tuesday,” IDFC First said in a statement. Nine banks …

Digital Rupee Pilot: 48 Deals Worth Rs 275 Crores Done With e₹
2 years, 4 months ago

Digital Rupee Pilot: 48 Deals Worth Rs 275 Crores Done With e₹

ABP News  

New Delhi: Several banks, including ICICI Bank and Bank of Baroda, on Tuesday participated in the first pilot project of Digital Rupee launched by the Reserve Bank for transactions in government securities. According to sources, ICICI Bank sold GS 2027 securities to IDFC First Bank using Central Bank Digital Currency. State Bank of India, Bank of Baroda and Kotak Mahindra …

CBDC will transform the way of doing business: RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das on e-rupee launch
2 years, 4 months ago

CBDC will transform the way of doing business: RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das on e-rupee launch

India TV News  

RBI E-Rupee CBDC: The RBI will follow up on the wholesale e-rupee pilot with a similar trial on the retail side this month itself, governor Shaktikanta Das said on Wednesday. The broader wish of the RBI is to execute a full-fledged launch of the CBDC "in the near future", Das said, choosing not to share a timeline for the same. …

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