Elvira Nabiullina: "Testing the digital ruble is on plan" – Bits Media

The head of the Bank of Russia Elvira Nabiullina said, that testing the digital ruble goes according to plan, and in 2024 year expansion of the pilot project is expected.

“Now testing is on plan. There are the number of banks, The number of people. Important are worked out Technological moments, Basic operations. In our plans, next year to begin to expand this pilot for the number of participants and the types of operations ", - said the head of the Bank of Russia.

So far, the government plans in 2025 year to move on to the massive implementation of a digital ruble, She added.

“We will do this only in that case, If we pass all the stages of piloting successfully ", - said Nabiullina

In July, the State Duma in the second and final third reading adopted a bill on the introduction of a digital ruble into the banking system. CB RF, for which the status of the operator of the CBDC platform is fixed, now has the right to refuse any commercial bank in conducting an operation, If you understand, that the operation takes place without the consent of the client.

Recently VTB Bank said, that has developed a technology for lifting a digital ruble at ATMs of Russia. The bank claims, that digital currency can be removed in 14 000 ATMs of the country.