Context: Recently, the Reserve Bank of India announced the launching of a pilot project on QR code-based coin vending machine.
About QR Code-based Coin Vending Machine:
The machine is to be launched in 12 cities in the first phase.
The QCVM is a cashless coin dispenser that dispenses coins in exchange for a debit to the customer’s bank account via the Unified Payments Interface (UPI).
These machines will use UPI-based code systems to provide coins.
Earlier the machines tendered the bank notes physically.
Here the consumer need not use currency notes.
Rather he shall use his bank account password or a pin to get coins.
As he enters the pin or password, the vending machine verifies with his bank account and issues coins from his bank account directly.
Earlier, the consumer had to drop in currency notes to get coins.