Jonathan Dharmapalan answers: how might central bank digital currencies change the way we transact?

<p>What would a cashless India and world look like? Jonathan Dharmapalan joins Carnegie India's Rajesh Bansal to shed light on Central Bank Digital Currencies, which are meant to act as a replacement for cash. Together, they unpack what digital currencies are, and how they could affect the way we transact. </p><p>As founder and CEO of <a href="https://www.ecurrency.net/company">eCurrency,</a> Jonathan Dharmapalan provides technology solutions to central banks to issue digital currencies. <a href="https://carnegieindia.org/experts/1765" target="_blank">Rajesh Bansal</a> leads Carnegie India's Tech & Society program to find ways in which digital financial technologies can be made more inclusive. </p><p>Further Reading:</p><p><a href="https://theprint.in/opinion/govt-can-ban-bitcoin-but-for-digital-rupee-to-succeed-india-has-to-do-a-lot/608542/">Govt can ban Bitcoin but for ‘digital rupee’ to succeed, India has to do a lot</a> by Rajesh Bansal and Prateek Jha</p><p><a href="https://www.bis.org/cpmi/publ/d174.pdf">Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures</a> by Bank of International Settlements</p>