'Prioritising price stability may be the optimal choice for the South Asian region'...

Central bank’s demand for complete ban as such instruments do not have any underlying value and are speculative in nature...

Many experts, including former RBI governor D Subbarao, have flagged concerns over the privacy aspect of CBDC...

According to sources, ICICI Bank sold GS 2027 securities to IDFC First Bank using Central Bank Digital Currency...

Pilot will see nine banks, including SBI, HDFC Bank and ICICI Bank, settling secondary market transactions in government securities...

The use case for the pilot is the settlement of secondary market transactions in government securities, says RBI...

Concept note says retail CBDC is an electronic version of cash primarily meant for retail transactions...

'The central bank will continue to communicate about the specific features and benefits of digital currency, from time to time'...

While regulations have made life difficult for crypto in India, the digital currency is far from dead...

The use of the e-CNY, or digital yuan, is now being expanded beyond the purchase of consumer goods...