What coverage agrees on
Both reports say REC’s deal was a pilot for tokenised corporate bonds settled with wholesale CBDC, using a framework tied to the regulator and the central bank.
Bonds · India
REC pilots tokenised bond settlement with CBDC
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REC completed a tokenised corporate-bond pilot under a regulatory sandbox.
The issue raised INR 5.0 billion and used the Reserve Bank of India’s wholesale central bank digital currency.
The transaction used an atomic delivery-versus-payment process through the Unified Market Interface.
The broader pilot covered tokenised corporate bonds from REC, L&T, and IIFL Finance.
Why it mattersTokenised bond settlement could lower issuance and servicing frictions, signaling how India may modernize fixed-income market plumbing next.
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Market participants said the initiative is currently focused on institutions, while secondary trading and wider liquidity remain untested.
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What comes next is still limited to the pilot stage: the wider test of secondary trading, liquidity, and broader market adoption has not yet been shown in the supplied reporting.
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Neutral coverage describes the transaction as a structured pilot under a sandbox, with REC raising INR 5.0 billion through a tokenised bond. It notes that the deal used wholesale CBDC settlement and was reportedly oversubscribed, though the coverage gives different comparisons for the oversubscription figures. The focus remains on the mechanics of settlement and servicing rather than on a wider market rollout.
Distinctive emphasis — reported claim, not independently verified.Sources: The Asian Banker, bfsi.economictimes.indiatimes.com
STORY TIMELINEHow the coverage developed
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How the coverage developed
Demat 2.0 puts corporate bonds on tokenisation test, could reshape settlement and servicing
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Demat 2.0 puts corporate bonds on tokenisation test, could reshape settlement and servicing
Quick source take
The Economic Times reports that Demat 2.0, a pilot initiative launched by Sebi and the RBI, covers Rs1,025 crore of tokenised corporate bonds issued by REC, L&T, and IIFL Finance. The framework links tokenised securities with the central bank's wholesale digital currency via the Unified Market Interface to enable simultaneous settlement and uses smart contracts to automate servicing. Market participants note that the initiative is currently focused on institutions, with secondary trading and wider market liquidity yet to be tested.
REC completes India’s first tokenised corporate-bond pilot with wholesale CBDC settlement
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The Asian Banker reports that state-run infrastructure financier REC raised INR 5.0 billion through a tokenised corporate bond under the Securities and Exchange Board of India regulatory sandbox. The transaction combined tokenised securities with the Reserve Bank of India's wholesale central bank digital currency in an atomic delivery-versus-payment process. REC stated that the issue was roughly eight times oversubscribed when comparing bids to its base size, while the publication noted the book was about 1.6 times covered against the amount ultimately accepted.