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Transforming Finance with CBDC Solutions

As CBDCs become a global reality, Prodevans equips banks with everything needed to enter the digital currency ecosystem. Trusted for our role in India’s national rollout, we help institutions go beyond pilots to scalable, production-ready platforms ensuring seamless end-user readiness.

The New Definition of Money

A Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) is the digital form of a country’s official currency, created, issued, and supervised directly by its central bank. Unlike decentralised cryptocurrencies, CBDCs operate under a governing authority, making them centrally regulated, legally recognised, and valid as legal tender within the nation’s borders. 

Every unit of CBDC carries the full faith and credit of the central bank, the same foundational trust that backs physical cash, now extended into the digital world.

By introducing CBDCs, central banks seek to harness the efficiencies of digital technology without compromising control over monetary policy or the stability of the national currency. 

The result is a new class of money, programmable, traceable, and accessible, built to serve governments, financial institutions, and citizens in ways that paper currency simply cannot.

CBDC System Architecture
Tier 1 — Issuance
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Central Bank
Token issuance · Core ledger · Monetary policy
DLT
Token Issuance & Settlement
Tier 2 — Distribution
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Commercial Bank
CBS · eKYC · AML/CFT · Digital ledger
Intermediary
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Technology Service Provider
Wallet mgmt · API gateway · Reporting
TSP
Wallet Provisioning & P2P
Tier 3 — End-User Ecosystem
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CBDC Wallet
NFC · Offline · eKYC
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End User
Retail · Merchant · P2P
NPCI Switch
UPI · Interbank
🔐 Cryptographic Integrity ⚖️ AML / CFT ⚡ Real-time Settlement 📡 ISO 20022 API 📶 Offline Support 📋 Audit Trail
CBDC System Architecture
Two-tier distribution model — Central Bank → Commercial Banks → End Users
DLT based
Non-DLT based
Tier 1
Central Bank
🏛
Central Bank
Issuance of tokens to commercial bank
Core functions
Token Management
Core Ledger Maintenance
Data Analysis
Node Management
DLT BASED
Distributed ledger maintains master token registry and settlement finality
Token
issuance
Settlement
Tier 2
Retail Bank A — Intermediary
Core banking system
Core Banking System (CBS)
e-KYC
Digital Currency
Ledger DB
AML / CFT
Reporting
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Retail Bank A
Intermediary between central bank and end user
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Technology Service Provider
CBDC wallet solution provider to bank
TSP capabilities
Wallet Management
User Management
Transaction Management
Token Management
API Integration
Reporting
Tier 3 — Distribution & End-User Ecosystem
DLT BASED
📱
CBDC Wallet
Bank A wallet issued to end customer
Offline capability
NFC / Bluetooth P2P
eKYC bound
Pseudonymous identity
NON-DLT
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End User
Customer or merchant using CBDC wallet
Use cases
Retail payments
Merchant settlements
P2P transfers
NON-DLT
💳
Existing Payment Rails
UPI — interoperability with legacy systems
NPCI Switch
Routing of interbank transactions and existing payment rails
NON-DLT
🏪
Retail Bank B
Other banks part of the pilot
Pilot participants
Licensed intermediary
Interbank routing
NPCI connected
↔ Wallet ↔ Bank A
↔ User ↔ Wallet
↔ Rails ↔ Switch
↕ Switch ↔ Bank B
PRODEVANS · CBDC ARCHITECTURE ·

Features of CBDC

Sovereign by Design

Issued and backed directly by the central bank, the most trusted form of digital money, carrying the same legal weight as physical currency.

Programmable by Nature

Embedded with rules, conditional spending, automatic disbursements, expiry-based controls, giving institutions precise control over how money moves.

Settled Instantly

Payments finalised in real-time without clearing houses or intermediary layers, reducing transaction delays and operational costs.

Auditable at Every Step

Every transaction on a tamper-proof digital ledger, giving regulators full visibility and making fraud prevention far more effective.

Accessible Without Boundaries

Reaches individuals with no traditional banking access, through basic devices or offline, bridging the gap to the formal financial system.

Interoperable by Architecture

Works alongside existing payment systems, integrates with bank accounts, payment rails, and digital wallets without replacing them.

CBDC Solutions

The most powerful monetary policy tool ever created

01. Direct-to-Citizen Digital Currency

A digital form of cash for everyday use by individuals and businesses, equivalent to banknotes in the public's pocket, but programmable, traceable, and offline-capable.

02. Interbank Settlement Infrastructure

A DLT-based settlement layer restricted to banks, corporates, and financial institutions. Eliminates the need for multiple correspondent relationships and speeds up large-value settlement.

03. Programmable Rules at the Currency Level

Set conditional spend, disburse targeted stimulus, cap holdings, or enforce expiry, without going through a commercial bank. Policy directly applied to money, not just around it.

CBDC changes what money is. The role of banks is to deliver it.

01. Two-Tier Architecture

Central banks issue CBDC to commercial banks, who distribute to customers. You remain the customer touchpoint, the interface between sovereign digital money and everyday life.

02. Familiar, Seamless, Unified

CBDC should feel no different to the customer than the digital banking they already use. The complexity lives in the infrastructure, the experience stays simple.

03. Real-Time, Automated Settlement

CBDC settlement is atomic and instant, no end-of-day batches, no reconciliation windows, no float. Every transaction clears the moment it happens.

Build on the Currency, Not Just on Top of It.

01. Currency as a Platform

CBDC is a programmable rail, not just a payment method. Build products that leverage the currency's native capabilities, not workarounds on top of legacy infrastructure.

02. Atomic, Instant, Irrevocable

Transactions settle at the ledger level in real time. No intermediary holds funds in transit. No chargeback risk. No settlement reconciliation.

03. Conditional Money at Scale

UTXO-based tokens carry rules, spend restrictions, expiry, escrow conditions. Build subscription products and conditional disbursements at the currency layer.

The most powerful monetary policy tool ever created

01. Funds to Citizens, Not Intermediaries

CBDC removes every layer between government intent and citizen benefit. Money moves directly, instantly, and with conditions that ensure it is used as intended.

02. Reach the Unbanked at Last Mile

Aadhaar-linked CBDC wallets work without a bank account. Citizens in rural or low-connectivity areas can receive and spend public funds using basic devices or even offline.

03. Policy Meets Proof

Every disbursement is logged, every spend is traceable, and every unclaimed balance is automatically returned. Governments can prove, in real time, that money reached the right person.

Why Prodevans

As CBDCs move from concept to national reality, financial institutions need more than a technology vendor, they need a partner who has already been through it. Prodevans has supported India’s live CBDC infrastructure rollout and helped institutions go beyond pilots to scalable, production-ready platforms. We ensure central bank compliance while delivering the performance, observability, and regulatory agility that production CBDC demands. Whether you are entering your first pilot or preparing for a full national rollout, we support every stage of the journey.

Battle-Tested CBDC Infrastructure

Live rollout support for one of India's largest public sector institutions, production-proven at national scale.

01

Certified Technical Excellence

Red Hat, Kubernetes, cloud-native infrastructure and enterprise DevOps. Production-grade tooling at every layer.

02

Deep Banking Technology Expertise

Years of digital transformation experience across leading public and private sector banks.

03

Unified Delivery Across The Stack

Infrastructure, dev, DevOps, production support, all under one engagement. Fewer handoffs, faster rollouts.

04

Full-Lifecycle Support

24/7 L1/L2 operations, grievance management, and continuous performance tuning beyond go-live.

05

Regulatory-Grade Security

Aligned with GDPR, ISO 27001, RBI and NPCI guidelines

06

Money Has Always Evolved

We build what comes next.
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5000 BC
Barter
🪙
600 BC
Coins
📜
700 AD
Paper Money
💳
1950
Cards
📱
2000s
Digital Payments
Now
CBDC
Prodevans is not observing this shift from the sidelines.
We are building the infrastructure the next era of money runs on.

Frequently Asked Question

What is CBDC as a solution?
Secure systems that develop and manage central bank digital currencies, ensuring regulatory compliance, transaction integrity, and seamless integration with existing financial infrastructure.
Retail purchases, bill payments, P2P transfers, merchant QR payments, transit ticketing, and government subsidy disbursements, the full spectrum of daily payments.
No. Cryptocurrencies are decentralised, unregulated, and highly volatile in value. A CBDC is issued and fully controlled by a central bank, price-stable, and backed by the government. It uses some of the same underlying technology but operates under an entirely different framework, regulated, trusted, and sovereign.
Yes. Our solutions are engineered to align with institutional requirements, serving central banks and large enterprises with scalable performance and enterprise- grade security.
Yes. CBDCs are designed to complement, not replace, physical fiat, ensuring a smooth coexistence between traditional and digital payment systems.
Yes. Designed for compliance, our CBDC solutions adhere to all legal tender and regulatory frameworks for central banks and large enterprises.
Several countries have moved beyond pilots into full launch. The Bahamas launched the Sand Dollar in 2020, Jamaica launched JAM-DEX in 2022, and Nigeria launched the eNaira in 2021. China’s Digital Yuan (e-CNY) is the world’s largest CBDC pilot, active across dozens of cities with millions of users.
UPI and wallets move commercial bank deposits. CBDC is the money itself in digital form, issued directly by the central bank, not a bank deposit or representation of one.
 
Get in touch to explore your requirements and design a customised CBDC solution for your institution.

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