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Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. File | Photo Credit: ANI Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday (September 11, 2026) urged the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to further advance its Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) initiatives and sharpen its capabilities with the digital Rupee, amid rapid developments in tokenisation, agentic AI and quantum computing. The…
The RBI’s reported moves towards encouraging India’s BRICS partners to link their digital currencies with the RBI’s own Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) are sensible but one that could pose some risks. According to news reports, the RBI has recommended to the Centre that a proposal connecting the CBDCs of the BRICS countries be made…
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Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das. File | Photo Credit: PTI Digital Rupee users will soon be able to execute transactions in areas with limited internet connectivity as the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on February 8 announced that offline capability will be introduced on the Central bank digital currency (CBDC) pilot project. RBI…
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