Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das provided an update on the progress of India’s central bank digital currency (CBDC) pilot on Wednesday at this year’s Global Fintech Fest in Mumbai. The Indian central bank began its digital rupee pilot for the wholesale segment in November last year, followed by a pilot in the retail segment in December. The RBI governor revealed that India’s central bank digital currency trial has been rolled out to approximately 1.46 million users. He added that the digital rupee pilot is being operated through 13 banks in 26 cities, and over 300,000 merchants accepted payments in CBDCs as of Aug. 31.