INDIA DIGITAL CURRENCY Flashcards
RBI GOVERNOR
Shaktikanta Das
Announced on
Budget speech 2022-23 budget speech
When was it launched for the wholesale segment
November 2022
When was it launched for the retail segment
December,2022
CBDC
Digital versions of traditional currency issued and regulated by a central bank
Crytocurrencies
Are decentralised and not backed by government
Fiat cirrency
Idea of CBDCs inspired by
Bitcoin
Aim of Central bank
10 lakh per day by the end of the year
Key benefits
Operational cost reduction
Efficient inter bank market
Improved cross border payments
Pilot started in?
4 cities…Mumbai,Delhi Bengaluru,bhubaneshwar
4banks…SBI,ICICI,yes Bank,idfc
Now expanded….13 banks…26 locations
First economy to launch its nationwide cbdc
Bahamas..2020 SAND DOLLAR
NIGERIA another in 2020 ...enaira
World’s first major economy to pilot a digital currency e-Cny
CHINA ..2020
In G 20 how many countries launched digital currency
11
Who operates UPI
NPCI…UNDER RBI