Canara Bank launches UPI Interoperable Digital Rupee mobile application
Canara Bank on Monday launched UPI Interoperable Digital Rupee mobile application as a part of the Reserve Bank of India's Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) pilot project.Canara Bank is the first Bank among public and private sector banks to introduce this feature in Bank’s CBDC mobile app called 'Canara Digital Rupee app'. «With the introduction of this feature, customers will be able to scan merchant UPI QR codes using the app and make the payment through digital currency. Further, this feature empowers the merchants to accept digital currency payments using their existing UPI QR codes in addition to the UPI based payments without the requirements of a separate on boarding process for CBDC,» the company said in a release. «The launch of Canara Bank Digital Rupee mobile application enabled with UPI Interoperability is a revolutionary step towards digitalizing the Indian economy. He expressed pride in the launch of the app, which will enable customers to enjoy the benefits of fast and secure transactions with digital currency devised by RBI,» said K Satyanarayana Raju, the Managing Director and CEO of Canara Bank. The application is available for both Android and iOS users. The digital currency is a legal tender as per RBI regulations, and the launch of this app is a significant step towards the adoption of digital currency in India, as per the bank.Features of the application
Load currency into their CBDC Wallet by debiting their linked account Redeem digital currency and credit the amount back to linked account Transfer digital currency to any individual having CBDC wallet Send and collect payments through CBDC QR based payments Make payments to merchants through QR based payments (Both CBDC QR and UPI QR)Fur
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