India Proposes Interconnecting BRICS Digital Currencies for Cross Border Payments
The Reserve Bank of India proposed linking BRICS digital currencies to streamline trade. This initiative for the 2026 summit aims to enhance payment interoperability.
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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) 
INhas formally recommended that the Indian government include a proposal to link the central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) of BRICS member nations on the agenda for the 2026 BRICS summit. Indiais scheduled to host the summit next year. If the proposal is accepted, it would represent the first formal attempt to interconnect the digital currencies of the bloc to facilitate cross-border trade and tourism payments. This move follows the 2025 declaration at a summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 
BR, which advocated for increased interoperability between the payment systems of member states.
INhas formally recommended that the Indian government include a proposal to link the central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) of BRICS member nations on the agenda for the 2026 BRICS summit. Indiais scheduled to host the summit next year. If the proposal is accepted, it would represent the first formal attempt to interconnect the digital currencies of the bloc to facilitate cross-border trade and tourism payments. This move follows the 2025 declaration at a summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil BR, which advocated for increased interoperability between the payment systems of member states.
