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Russians can now check suspicious phone number or website
Sberbank customers along with all citizens of the Russian Federation can now quickly and free of charge check a suspicious telephone number or a website for fraudulent activities.
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ABR: unprofitable banks grow in numbers
The number of unprofitable Russian banks increased significantly in 1Q 2020, growing from 16% to 28% of the total number of credit institutions. In April, the figure reached 37%, profit generation by credit institutions slowed down dramatically.
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Russia cancels bank roaming
The law prohibiting Russian banks to charge fees on inter-regional transfers within the same credit institution came into force.
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Russians become financially independent at 26
Russians, in their own opinion, are becoming financially independent by the age of 26, says a study conducted by Sberbank Life Insurance on the eve of Russia Day in 37 cities with populations in excess of 500,000.
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Yandex.Money: How Russians Pay Contactlessly
Over the year, the number of contactless payments via smartphones grew by about a third, the total payment value increased by a quarter, and the average check amounted to 445 rubles, says a survey conducted by Yandex.Money analysts.
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Tinkoff rolls out micro-investing service
Russian bank Tinkoff has launched a micro-investing service, letting customers round up debit card transactions and put the spare amounts into an ETF.
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Russian store goes cashierless with Sberbank and Visa
Russia's Sberbank has teamed up with Visa and retailer Azbuka Vkusa to open a cashierless store where customers simply take items from shelves and are automatically charged.
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Use of credit cards reduced dramatically
According to the NBCH, the number of credit cards in Russia, the holders of which used credit limits in April 2020, reduced to 47.4%, down 5.7% as compared to March (53.1%).
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Lockdown turns Russians into gamers
Russians began to spend more money and time on games, and stream viewers were more active in donating. The trend will persist in the summer months.
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Coronavirus boosts Faster Payments System
In May, Russians used the service to make over 2 mln transfers for the amount exceeding 20 billion rubles, the Bank of Russia says.
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Dmitry Buvin appointed CCO of Mir Payment System
On June 1, 2020, Dmitry Buvin was promoted to the post of Chief Commercial Officer of AO NSPK (Mir Payment System operator), still holding the position of the Head of Strategy and Business Development.
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Russian Zolotaya Korona partners Eurogiro
Zolotaya Korona (Golden Crown) payment system and Eurogiro financial supermarket announced the start of their cooperation. Albania and Bulgaria are the first markets where Zolotaya Korona money transfers will become available in the Eurogiro network.
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Sberbank opens its trading subsidiary in Switzerland
Sberbank goes ahead with expanding its presence in commodity markets and opens an office of its trading company in the canton of Zug, Switzerland.
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Russians’ account balances hit record high in April
During the crisis, customers of Russian banks stepped up their savings on current accounts to reach a total of 9 trillion rubles by May 1, which is 29% of the total amount of funds stored by the population in banks.
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Contactless grew to 86% of merchant acquiring in Russia
Russian Standard Bank has studied the growing popularity of contactless payments among Russians. According to the bank’s acquiring network figures, in the 1Q 2020 alone the total share of contactless in merchant acquiring grew to 86%, while the average check amounted to 962 rubles.
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Sberbank ranked world’s most effective company in creating value for shareholders
According to BCG’s rating, Sberbank became the best bank in the world in creating shareholder value over the past five years. This indicator also allowed the bank to take 6th place in terms of market capitalization among the 50 largest companies included in the rating.
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Russians monitor their spending more closely and cut costs
During the coronavirus outbreak and mass self-isolation, almost half of Russians began to closely monitor their spending and became thriftier, says a poll commissioned by Home Credit Bank.
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M-applications instead of passport to be tested in Moscow
According to the Ministry of Communications, obtaining government and municipal services using a mobile application instead of a passport may be tested in Moscow from July 1, 2020 to December 31, 2021.
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Critical infrastructure owners forced to migrate to Russian software
The Ministry of Communications suggests migration to primarily domestic software for the owners of critical information infrastructure (CII) starting from 2021.
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Credit history fraud grows in Russia
Amid the coronavirus epidemic, a new type of credit history fraud is emerging in Russia. Experts already estimate the damage from the cybercriminals’ activities at millions of rubles, and the number of deceived citizens is growing month by month.