Russian Business Titan Sber to Join Digital Ruble Pilot
Russia’s Sber, the operator of Sberbank, says it will join the Central Bank’s digital ruble pilot, in a major coup for the nation’s CBDC. Vedemosti reported that Sber’s influential CEO, the former Economy Minister Herman...
Vedemosti reported that Sber’s influential CEO, the former Economy Minister Herman Gref, said his firm “will definitely” join a “second wave” of banks that will start testing the coin in 2024.
The firm is majority-owned by the Russian state and is the largest bank in the country....
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