RBI’s retail digital currency pilot recorded Rs 5.70 crore of transaction
Mon, Feb 12, 2024 10:55 AM

RBI’s retail digital currency pilot recorded Rs 5.70 crore of transaction

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The Reserve Bank of India's digital currency pilot program saw transactions worth Rs 5.70 crore in the first four months, with plans to introduce programmability and target a user base of 10 lakh by December. However, experts predict a slow start for retail CBDC adoption due to the dominance of UPI in the digital payments space. Banks like SBI and Bank of Baroda are ambitious about scaling up.

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