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At the Bitcoin 2025 conference in Las Vegas, Nigel Farage, the leading candidate in the UK’s upcoming general election, announced a plan to establish a Bitcoin reserve within the Bank of England if he assumes office. During a fireside chat with Frank Corva on…
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is set to broaden the reach of its digital rupee pilots by introducing new use cases and features for both its retail (e₹-Retail) and wholesale (e₹-Wholesale) central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), according to the central ba…
Stablecoins are not just a tech innovation, but an increasingly vital pillar of US fiscal stability, argues GlobalData analyst Blandina Hanna Szalay
The RBI reported a surge in e-rupee circulation to Rs 1,016 crore by March 2025, with pilots expanding to 17 banks and 60 lakh users. Cross-border CBDC pilots are being explored, alongside enhanced features like programmability for targeted benefits, aiming t…
MUMBAI: The balance sheet of the RBI increased to Rs 76.25 lakh crore, aided by nearly 33 per cent gains in foreign exchange transactions, as of March 2025, leading to a bumper Rs 2.7 lakh crore dividend to the central government, said the central bank’s annu…
RBI reports 334% increase in E-rupee circulation, explores CBDC programmability, cross-border pilots, and ULI platform expansion.
India is preparing to release a discussion paper on crypto assets, influenced by the IMF and FSB, amid growing global acceptance spurred by the US's evolving stance. This comes as the nation considers regulatory frameworks and stakeholder input, with no rush …
The rise in cost from last year’s ₹5,101.4 crore is mainly due to increase in indent for printing of banknotes, according to the RBI’s annual report
Bilateral cross-border CBDC pilots with select countries are being ‘actively explored’, and progress has been made in finalisation of the roadmap, technical aspects and use cases
Two parallel monetary systems – one based on public monies issued in China, India, and maybe the eurozone, and the other comprising private money, increasingly dominated by dollar-pegged stablecoins – appear to be emerging. Central bankers are not the only on…
RBI's balance sheet increases 8.2% to ₹76.25 lakh crore in FY25. Increase on assets side was due to rise in gold, domestic investments and foreign investments by 52.09 per cent, 14.32 per cent and 1.70 per cent, respectively
The fight for customer retention isn’t happening at the branch, it’s happening on the phone’s screen...
The Payments Regulatory Board will be chaired by the RBI governor, and will have two other RBI members. The central government will nominate three representatives.
Payments unit leader Aleksi Grym discusses overlaps and synergies for retail CBDCs and instant payment systems in Finland and the eurozone
Report emphasises need for greater public-private collaboration and unified definition