Digital currency is becoming popular as several countries have begun launching their own central bank digital currency (CBDC) while promoting its adoption. In today’s news, India’s largest retail chain, Reliance Retail, announced that it had added support for the CBDC digital rupee payments in its stores’ lines.
According to the retail chain, it plans to further expand the support to its other businesses in the future. Reliance Retail is one of the first firms in India to accept the country’s CBDC as a payment method. Currently, the digital rupee is accepted in Reliance Retail gourmet store line, Freshpik.