The Reserve Bank of India, or RBI, has commenced the pilot programme of the Digital Rupee in the wholesale segment from today- November 1. The RBI has announced nine banks that would participate in the pilot. The banks include- State Bank of India, ICICI Bank, Union Bank of India, Bank of Baroda, Kotak Mahindra Bank, YES Bank, HDFC Bank, IDFC First Bank and HSBC.

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