The first pilot group for testing the digital ruble is formed

The group included 12 banks that expressed a desire to participate in the pilot project and sentcorresponding letters to the Bank of Russia.

1. Ak Bars Bank (public joint stock company)
2. JSC "ALFA-BANK"
3. Bank DOM.RF (JSC Bank DOM.RF)
4. VTB Bank (PJSC)
5. Gazprombank (joint stock company)
6. Tinkoff Bank (JSC Tinkoff Bank)
7. PJSC Promsvyazbank
8. PJSC "Rosbank"
9. PJSC "Sberbank"
10. PJSC "SKB-Bank"
11. Bank SOYUZ (JSC)
12. TKB Bank (public joint-stock company "TRANSKAPITALBANK")

Development of a prototype platform for the digital rubleIt is planned to be completed in December, and testing will begin in January 2022. It will take place in several stages throughout the year. Based on the results of this work, a roadmap for the introduction of the digital ruble will be formed.

“The digital ruble is a project to create a newpayment infrastructure to increase the availability and reduce the cost of payments and transfers for citizens and businesses. For the convenience of its use, it is necessary to ensure a seamless transition from one form of the ruble to another. That is why it is extremely important for us to interact with market participants at all stages of piloting. To organize such interaction, we promptly formed the first pilot group of banks so that they had time to set up their systems and processes for piloting from a technical and technological point of view, ”said Olga Skorobogatova, First Deputy Governor of the Bank of Russia.

At the first stage, it is planned to testthe issue of the digital ruble and a number of other operations. In the future, it is planned to expand the list of tested operations, as well as to increase the number of pilot participants.

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