“The Bank of Russia and market participants have begun testing the digital ruble platform and successfully carried out the first transfers in digital rubles between citizens,” RIA Novosti quotes the message.
Analyst of FG "Kalita-Finance" Dmitry Golubovsky spoke about the prospects of the digital ruble in an interview with Inforeactor.
According to him, basically all this will be used for the development of digital ecosystems.
According to Golubovsky, among the reasons for the introduction of a new form of money are moving away from the use of cash, getting rid of payment service providers, and the development and simplification of digital payments.