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India’s Central Bank RBI Launches CBDC Pilot in Call Money Market
14.10.2023
India’s central bank, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), has initiated a pilot for a second use case of its wholesale central bank digital currency (CBDC), focusing on the call money market. The Indian central bank reportedly plans to expand its e-rupee testing to cover the entire wholesale...
Indian Crypto Exchanges Expect Clear Regulations Following G20 Declaration
15.9.2023
The recent push by G20 members to establish a global framework to regulate crypto has sent a wave of optimism among Indian crypto firms and investors.
India’s intention to work with global consensus on regulating the crypto industry has come as good news for domestic crypto exchanges, which have...
India’s Central Bank Digital Currency Has 1.5M Users, 300K Merchants, Says RBI Chief
11.9.2023
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das has revealed that India’s central bank digital currency (CBDC) now has around 1.5 million users. In addition, over 300,000 merchants are currently accepting payments in digital rupees, and the pilot is being operated through 13 banks in...
RBI Governor Touts CBDC as Solution to 'High Cost, Low Speed' Cross-Border Payments
5.9.2023
Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das has touted Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) as a solution to 'high cost, low speed' cross-border payments.
In a recent keynote address at the G20 TechSprint Finale 2023 in Mumbai, RBI Governor emphasized the potential of CBDCs...
Digital rupee gets big usability boost through Yes Bank integration with UPI
1.9.2023
Yes Bank’s app UPI integration is the first for the Indian retail CBDC, which has seen a variety of projects since its pilot launch since December
G20 Set to Crystalize Global Crypto Rules as India Wraps Up Presidency
15.8.2023
G20 nations are set to crystalize crypto policies, the closest we may have come to globally coordinated rules for the industry. India has been at the helm of the efforts as the current president of the G20 and is likely to celebrate the progress during the Leaders' Summit in September
India proposes AI-powered conversational payments system: RBI
10.8.2023
India’s central bank said that there’s a potential for an artificial intelligence system that would initiate transactions through a conversation
RBI and the Central Bank of the UAE exchange two MoUs
17.7.2023
The middle days of July have come with a lot of highlights for the relationship between India and the UAE. As a brief background, the Prime Minister of India was on a trip to the UAE, where he met the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi – Zayed Al Nahyan. The purpose of the trip was …
Stablecoins Pose 'Existential Threat' to Policy Sovereignty, Says India Central Bank Official: Report
12.7.2023
"If large stablecoins are linked to some other currency, there is a risk of dollarization," RBI Deputy Governor Rabi Sankar has said
India Fosters Global Cross-Border Payments For The Digital Rupee
5.7.2023
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is on course to expand the frontiers of its Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC), the “digital rupee” as it negotiates with foreign countries to adopt cross-border payment systems.
The bank is currently in talks with its counterpart in at least 18 countries on ways...
RBI lists risks of stablecoin for developing economies, calls for global regulation
29.6.2023
The Reserve Bank of India listed six specific ways stablecoin can undermine emerging markets, adding to its mounting case against crypto
India's RBI Intends to Push G-20 to Focus on Crypto's Macro Risks
30.5.2023
India's central bank is trying to expand the global narrative around cryptocurrencies beyond "financial stability and integrity to macro-financial and cross-sectoral implications and risks of crypto-assets
G20 Finance Chiefs Agree Global Policy Responses to Crypto Are Required
16.4.2023
The G20 finance ministers and central bank governors have agreed that crypto regulation cannot be confined to one part of the world, said India’s finance minister. “Any action on crypto assets will have to be global,” she stressed, adding that the G20 finance chiefs’...
India Targeting One Million CBDC Users in Three Months, Prioritizing Offline Transfers: Sources
6.4.2023
Around 100,000 users have participated in the country's central bank digital currency pilot since it kicked off in December
India’s Central Bank Seeking Privacy Legislation for Retail CBDC Users
21.3.2023
India's central bank is advocating for legislation that will allow users of its retail central bank digital currency (CBDC) to delete any transactions in order to maintain anonymity
Indian Central Bank Chief: US Banking Crisis Clearly Shows Risks Crypto Poses to the Financial System
18.3.2023
The governor of India’s central bank, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), says the “ongoing U.S. banking crisis” clearly demonstrates the risks cryptocurrency poses to the financial system. The central bank chief added that the “Indian economy remains resilient,” emphasizing that the “worst...
India, UAE to explore CBDC bridge to facilitate trade, remittances without USD
16.3.2023
The bridge would be the second for the UAE, whose banks successfully participated in the mBridge project last year with Hong Kong, China and Thailand
RBI and the Central Bank of UAE sign an MoU to promote innovation
16.3.2023
RBI (Reserve Bank of India) and CBUAE (Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates) recently signed an MoU (Memorandum of Understanding.) The development will allow the central banks to promote better collaboration and innovation in the financial domain. According to the MoU, both financial...
India, UAE Collaborate to Boost Cross-Border Central Bank Digital Currency Transactions
16.3.2023
India’s central bank, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), and the Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have agreed to collaborate on cross-border central bank digital currency (CBDC) transactions of remittances and trade. The initiative is “expected to reduce costs, increase efficiency...
India explores offline functionality of CBDCs: RBI executive director
4.3.2023
In addition to offline functionality, RBI is gauging CBDC’s potential for cross-border transactions and linkage with legacy systems of other countries