The TASS agency, citing sources in various banks, reports that the start of testing the digital ruble has been postponed for a month due to the lack of a regulatory framework for the national digital currency.

It was originally planned that testing of the digital ruble would start on April 1. However, bills on digital currency were delayed in the State Duma. Now the documents have passed only the first reading, and according to the Central Bank, the pilot project will start only after the adoption of the regulatory framework.

It was expected that 15 commercial banks would take part in testing the digital ruble. Later it became known that only 13 organizations confirmed their readiness for the pilot project. At the same time, some banks have already gained access to the platform and report successful work with the digital ruble.

“Difficulties in interaction are not observed. However, we are well aware that we are building the platform of the future, so all issues related to the interaction of systems with the Central Bank and the digital ruble platform are resolved promptly,” said Olga Makhova, Director for Innovation and Data Management at Rosbank.

Earlier, the head of the State Duma Committee on the Financial Market, Anatoly Aksakov, said that the bill on the digital ruble would come into force in May.