Sberbank to launch pilot project with digital financial assets in 2025

Russian Sberbank will test mechanisms of the secondary market for digital financial assets (DFAs) on its platform in the second quarter of 2025. This was reported by Interfax, citing a statement from the bank.

The pilot project will be tested on the DFAs of the infrastructure holding National Project Construction. According to Sergey Popov, the director of the Transactional Business division, investors will be able to buy and sell assets on the Sberbank platform, which will open up opportunities for entering and exiting investments, as well as increase liquidity and transparency in the market.

The National Project Construction holding will issue two batches of DFAs totaling 2 billion rubles. The assets will allow investors to take advantage of early redemption before the end of the circulation period. For non-qualified investors, the issuance will be available with a yield of 24.25% per annum (redemption period - 12 months). For qualified investors - at the key rate of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation plus 2.025% (term - 24 months). The minimum entry threshold is 1000 rubles.