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It’s time to tokenize sovereign debt now that India’s e-rupee is ready to help finance evolve

RBI's wholesale e-rupee and tokenization are set to revolutionize India's financial sector. This new infrastructure places tokenized assets and funds on a single digital ledger, drastically improving transaction speed, certainty, and eliminating settlement risk. It goes beyond previous digitization by structurally rebuilding the financial system, making reconciliation redundant and freeing capital. This allows RBI real-time market oversight and could democratize access to instruments like government securities for households, promising a more efficient, secure, and accessible financial future through fundamental systemic reform.

LiveMint · Rahul Matthan · May 12, 2026 at 10:31 AM

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