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11:32, 24 February 2022 1572 просмотра
FinTech Association studied implementation of Open APIs in Russia
The study “Areas of Open APIs standardization and their mandatory publication by participants in the financial services market in Russia” was prepared in colaboration with the international consulting company Accenture.

10:18, 21 February 2022 1091 просмотр
Interest rates on microloans may be halved in Russia
Market participants have criticized the draft law on reducing the cap rate, believing this will impact the MFO market adversely.

15:00, 18 February 2022 1429 просмотров
Average mortgage term reached 20 years in Russia
Along with the average period of a mortgage loan, the average size of the real estate purchase loan also increased.

14:09, 17 February 2022 1520 просмотров
Decree on cryptocurrency circulation specifics passed in Belarus
On February 14, Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko signed a decree “On Virtual Wallets Addresses (Identifiers) Register and Specifics of Cryptocurrency Circulation”.

15:10, 16 February 2022 1570 просмотров
South Korean CU retail chain began to accept Mir cards for payment
CU, a popular chain of convenience stores in South Korea, has begun acceptance of Russian Mir cards.

15:06, 16 February 2022 1451 просмотр
Sovcombank closes acquisition of Vostochny Bank
The operational integration of the banks was completed in 2021. On February 14, 2022, Vostochny Bank merged with Sovcombank, which became the legal successor of the assets and liabilities of the former.

13:57, 15 February 2022 1787 просмотров
Lev Khasis, First Deputy Chairman of Sberbank's Executive Board, resigns
Lev Khasis decided to quit the Executive Board of Sberbank to gain the opportunity to engage in his own projects.

13:00, 15 February 2022 1423 просмотра
Russia may introduce tax on cryptocurrencies withdrawal
The Ministry of Economic Development believes that mining should be allowed in regions with a sustainable electricity generation surplus.

10:07, 14 February 2022 1459 просмотров
Kaspersky Lab helped Interpol prevent bank cyber-robbery
During a joint investigation, Kaspersky Lab and Interpol prevented the theft of funds from the central bank of a Latin American country.

13:41, 11 February 2022 1379 просмотров
Bank of Russia raised its key rate by 100 bp to 9.50% per annum
On February 11, 2022, the Board of Directors of the Bank of Russia decided to raise its key rate by 100 bp up to 9.50% per annum.

16:00, 7 February 2022 1496 просмотров
Sber launches money transfers to China by phone number
The service was developed in collaboration with Alipay and Western Union.

12:21, 6 February 2022 1487 просмотров
Sberbank conducted training amid US threats to ban exports of microchips
According to some sources, the government is worried about a possible export ban on electronics.

12:22, 3 February 2022 1515 просмотров
Cryptocurrency can bring about 300 billion rubles to Russian budgets
Experts told how much bitcoin mining could bring to the budget: taxes on mining alone may amount to $100-200 million a year.

12:21, 2 February 2022 1290 просмотров
Russians increased online activity in January
The use of mobile application and online banking increased by 20% amid the spread of a new wave of coronavirus, VTB Bank reported. The share of digital sales of the bank's popular retail services came near 50%.

10:00, 30 January 2022 1509 просмотров
In 2021, Russians made payments through FPS more often, but for smaller amounts
Russian Standard Bank studied the dynamics of money transfers popularity among Russians in 2021 and named the most popular types thereof.  

10:00, 28 January 2022 891 просмотр
Russia’s Finance Ministry prepared cryptocurrencies regulation concept
The Ministry proposes to perform operations with crypto-currencies through Russian banks, identify the crypto currency owners, and divide investors based on qualification.

12:00, 27 January 2022 1555 просмотров
Russian voice biometrics technology demonstrates outstanding results
The STC Group of Companies (part of the Sber ecosystem) showed outstanding results in testing voice biometrics in the NIST international competition.

11:00, 27 January 2022 1772 просмотра
Pilot area for crypto market may appear in Kazan
The head of the Ministry of Digital Development of Tatarstan proposed a pilot zone to be created in Kazan to regulate the cryptocurrency market under the control of the Government of the Russian Federation and the Bank of Russia.

10:00, 27 January 2022 1512 просмотров
Finance Ministry proposes regulation on cryptocurrencies
The Ministry of Finance prepared a concept to regulate the cryptocurrency market and submitted it to the government for consideration.

17:00, 26 January 2022 1521 просмотр
Vladimir Putin: Russia has competitive advantages in mining
Emphasizing the advantages of Russia in mining, Vladimir Putin recalled that the country has a surplus amount of electricity coupled with skilled staff.