PLUS №1-2 (333-334), 2026
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The end of winter 2026. Questions to answer: Legal online casinos? What did the Ural Forum reveal? Are вanks prepared for the AI-agent economy?
The end of winter 2026 was marked by several important events for the financial and technology markets. The pr... Read
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Strong AI and digital upgrade of a human as challenges to the financial architecture of the future. Risks, threats, consequences
Anton Dozhdikov, PhD in political science and senior researcher at the Institute of Socio-Economics and Politi... Read
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Russian payments market in 2026: How and with what we are meeting the come-back of VAT
In its recent official letter to the Bank of Russia, the Ministry of Finance clarified which payments market t... Read
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Digital ruble – first and foremost, an international project
Does the market need a digital ruble? What risks does the mass adoption of stablecoins pose? How to combat f... Read
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Russian counting and sorting machine CashGear 4+ and BVMR1 validator.
We discuss one of the few Russian cases of true import substitution in the field of cash handling equipment ... Read
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Tatiana Zharkova, Avito: “We don't compete with banks, but create a point of maximum client readiness for them.”
We discuss the role fintech plays today in the development of major digital platforms with Tatiana Zharkova,... Read
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Cards and accounts blocks in January: in search of hype, or Fear hath a hundred eyes?
Not long ago, media reported that banks had blocked millions of individuals’ cards and accounts since the be... Read
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Cybersecurity market outlook 2026: Europe, Russia & CIS, and globally
The cybersecurity market enters 2026 as one of the few IT categories with sustained double-digit growth and ... Read
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Why AI won't replace the basics of cybersecurity
In today's world, information security is a key aspect of national security and sustainable development. New... Read
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Ecosystem of the future: Embedded finance in the digital dransformation of the market
Companies in key sectors of the economy are gradually transforming into financially oriented ecosystems, int... Read
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Fraud in fintech: From social engineering to attacks targeting devices
The fintech industry faces a new wave of cyber fraud every year. Fraudsters use sophisticated technological me... Read
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Technological transformation of the banking sector: Forecast from VTB
In recent years, Russian banks have been undergoing a large-scale technological transformation. VTB is a key... Read
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Trends 2025. AI development and process automation fundamentally change the role of the buyer
Alexey Maslov, Co-Chairman of the Payment Systems Committee of the Association of Banks of Russia, SWIFT Use... Read
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From hype to ROI: Where AI is already making money for financial companies
Sergey Putyatinsky, VP in charge of Operations and IT at BCS Financial Group, tells the PLUSworld portal whe... Read
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Russian crypto expectations for 2026. Cross-border operations based on stablecoins?
In 2025, not a single law regulating cryptocurrency relations was passed in Russia. Meanwhile, about 30 coun... Read
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Large industries are implementing generative AI in production processes. The government is not lagging behind.
As noted at Sber Process Mining Conf 2026, approximately 50% of large Russian industrial companies are consi... Read
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Digital identity: the foundation of trust among government, business, and individuals
Digital identity is the virtual representation of a person or company in the digital environment. Biometrics... Read