
Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Russia Zulfiya Kakhrumanova, in an interview with KP.RU, listed the advantages of the digital ruble: the ability to transfer large sums to relatives without commissions and limits, reduced costs for individual entrepreneurs and large companies when accepting payments and paying salaries, a full state guarantee of funds in the account, as well as the upcoming launch of a subscription service paid from the digital ruble.
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The digital ruble is a central banking digital currency (CBDV), which is being developed by the Bank of Russia as an analogue of cash rubles in electronic form.
Deputy Head of the Central Bank of Russia Zulfiya Kakhrumanova spoke about the advantages of the digital ruble for Russians. She listed them in a conversation with KP.RU.
In particular, according to her, through the digital ruble platform, Russians can urgently transfer a large amount of money to relatives without commissions or limits. In addition, individual entrepreneurs can reduce the cost of accepting payments, and large companies can reduce the cost of paying salaries.
“The funds in the digital ruble account are guaranteed by the state in full, without restrictions. If we talk about non-cash accounts, there is a certain amount of guarantee - 1.4 million rubles,” she noted.
Kakhrumanova also added that a subscription service will appear in the near future. They can be paid from a digital ruble account.
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