Moscow Metro will become the first national organization to participate in pilot tests of the digital currency of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation. The corresponding agreement within the framework of the SPIEF was signed with the Central Bank by the mayor of the capital, Sergei Sobyanin.
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“In the future, passengers will be able to pay with them [цифровыми рублями] travel together with cash and non-cash. The choice will be in the hands of the passenger,” said Yulia Temnikova, adviser to the deputy mayor of Moscow on transport issues.
As Izvestia writes, the agreement between the mayor of Moscow and the Central Bank of the Russian Federation will contribute to the development of a new form of national currency, as well as smart insurance contracts that will be used to insure rolling stock within the framework of. the agreements entered into. Agreements under smart contracts involve the use of the digital ruble.
In addition to discussing the payment of trips with digital currency, the development of passenger services and the launch of new berths for electric river transport were also discussed on the sidelines of the forum.
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