Digital rial: goals and open questions

PaymentsBy: S. Mohsen Shahmoradi2 min readSource: MBRI
Digital rial: goals and open questions

1Introduction

The digital rial is a digital form of national currency, a direct liability of the central bank, piloted by the CBI.

2Discussion

Typical goals include lower cash-handling costs, programmable payments such as targeted subsidies, and greater transparency.

3Conclusion

Open questions remain: user privacy, the role of commercial banks, and how businesses should prepare their payment systems.

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همفکران فناوری شریفThis article summarises the official sources cited, prepared by the Hamfekran Fanavari Sharif team for finance leaders.
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