Designer of Russia's digital ruble to leave soon

Odaily News The Central Bank of Russia announced that First Deputy Governor Olga Skorobogatova will leave her post on December 2. She worked in the private sector until she joined the central bank in 2014. Skorobogatova oversees the national payment system, IT and financial technology, including the digital ruble central bank digital currency (CBDC). Her position will be taken over by Zulfiya Kakhrumanova, the central bank's IT director. First Deputy Governor Dmitry Tulin will oversee the national payment system. The digital ruble is scheduled to begin a large-scale rollout in July 2025, when large banks will be obliged to support the CBDC. The second batch of banks was originally scheduled to join the program in January 2024, but this had not happened by October.