India Plans First Tokenised Bond Issue

India plans to launch its first tokenised corporate bonds next month to test instant settlement using blockchain technology. State-owned REC will issue the notes worth under five billion rupees using the central bank digital currency.

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A man walks past an Indian Rupee symbol installation at the Reserve Bank of India headquarters in Mumbai, India, August 5, 2026. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas

India will launch tokenised corporate bonds next month in a pilot offering worth less than 5 billion rupees ($57M), three people familiar with the matter said on Monday.

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