India's Retail Digital Rupee
The RBI will launch Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC),a sort of official crypto-currency. This retail digital rupee (e₹-R) in the form of a digital token, will be in same denominations as paper currency.
Digital Retail Rupee
RBI said-CBDC is the legal tender issued by a central bank in a digital form. It is the same as fiat currency and is exchangeable one to one with the fiat currency only its form is different.
Who Can Use
The first phase will cover Mumbai, New Delhi, Bengaluru and Bhubaneshwar. Participating bank include SBI, ICICI Bank, Yes Bank and IDFC First Bank. Subsequently the service will be extended to other cities and banks.
How Will Work
Users will be able to transact with e₹-R through a digital wallet offered by the participating banks and store it on mobile phone and device.
Transaction can be person or person merchant through QR codes.
To reduce operational costs in managing physical cash and bring efficiency in payment systems.
To boost innovation in cross-border payment. Concerns over Money laundering, terror Financing, Tax Evasion with private cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, Ether Etc
Source:-IE
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