The digital currency is primed for launch, with the pilot project under way. On July 11, 2023, RBI Deputy Governor T. Rabi Sankar in his speech at Moneycontrol Startup Conclave touched upon the possibilities that can bring innovation and efficiency in CBDC.
The article questions the authenticity of the claimed Yuletide miracle of achieving one million retail Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) transactions in a day announced by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). The author argues that the achievement lacks authenticity, as it was allegedly achieved through a combination of creativity and coercion, involving conscripting bank employees to promote CBDC.
With a robust domestic payments system in place, a central bank digital currency has limited appeal among resident Indians. Where it holds considerable promise is in cross-border payments