[The Central Bank of Russia to Implement Incentives to Encourage the Use of Digital Ruble for Salary Payments] According to Bits.media, the Central Bank of Russia has announced economic incentives to encourage the use of the digital ruble for salary payments. Starting from January 1, 2027, commercial banks will receive a reward of 0.67 rubles for each transaction in which a company pays wages or other labor contract amounts to employees using the digital ruble, with a minimum reward of 10 rubles per instruction list. As designed by the central bank, if a company pays digital ruble salaries to 10 employees, the bank will receive a reward of 6.7 rubles, and the central bank will supplement it to the minimum of 10 rubles; if 20 employees are involved, the reward will be 13.4 rubles. Meanwhile, the country's central bank has also approved service fee rates for the digital ruble platform. Starting from early 2027, the transaction fee for each instruction in which a company transfers funds to individuals will be 1 ruble, with a minimum charge of 15 rubles per instruction list.