The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) has unveiled plans for a second phase of e-hryvnia testing slated for later this year, as the regulator prepares the ground to launch its own digital currency, the NBU said in a statement on March 7. Unlike the inaugural tests in 2018, which were confined to a closed network involving NBU personnel and select participating companies, the new tests are on a broader basis with invited banks, non-bank financial institutions, and their clientele to test the e-hryvnia’s functionalities. Andrey Podderegin, Director of the Department of Payment Systems and Innovativ…