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The Central Bank of Iran (CBI) is set to launch a public pilot for its national digital currency, the digital rial, aimed at facilitating domestic micropayments.&nbsp; 
On June 18, the CBI <a href="https://cbi.ir/showitem/29982.aspx/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow">announced</a> that this pilot scheme would begin on June 21, coinciding with the first day of Tir, the Iranian calendar month. The pilot will be conducted on Kish Island, offering the digital rial to both banking customers and tourists. 
Kish Island is the third most popular holiday spot in the Middle East, following Dubai and Sharm el-Sheikh. Due to its status as a free zone, many tourists can visit without a visa. In 2021, Muhammad Javad Azari, a former Iranian Minister of Information and Communications, suggested that Kish Island could become a hub for domestic and international cryptocurrency exchanges. 
The digital rial, unlike traditional electronic money used in Iran, doesn’t require interbank settlements for transactions. This means that payments made with the digital rial are transferred immediately upon completion, offering a simpler and more secure alternative to conventional card payments. Users can pay for goods and services by scanning a barcode with specialized software. 
The initial rollout of the digital rial is limited to Kish Island, aiming to establish a successful model for broader adoption across Iran in the future, enhancing digital transactions nationwide. 
The CBI stated that the rollout on Kish Island extends the initial digital rial pilot program that began in 2023. The pilot’s core aim is to support the development of Iran’s digital economy and enhance payment systems within the country.&nbsp; 
The digital rial is expected to improve the efficiency of micropayments, increase the resilience and stability of the payment infrastructure, recreate the role of electronic banknotes for small transactions, and introduce new payment tools. Additionally, it seeks to manage the risks associated with private currencies.&nbsp; 
So far, the digital rial has been used exclusively within Iran’s borders to facilitate domestic micropayments, laying the groundwork for more effective and secure payment methods. 
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Iran To Launch Digital Rial CBDC Pilot on Kish Island

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