Russian Banks to Quiz Central Bank on Digital Ruble Pilot Next Month

Russian banks will have the opportunity to question the Central Bank on its digital ruble pilot next month. The Central Bank is facing a backlash from some sections of the banking industry after beginning "real-world" transactions with its CBDC earlier this month. The megabanks Sberbank and Tinkoff Bank also withdrew from the pilot at the eleventh hour for undisclosed reasons....