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VTB and Sberbank to launch CNY lending
The information is based on statements of the banks’ top managers made during the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF), as quoted by the Prime news agency.
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Nicaragua is ready to discuss Mir cards acceptance
Minister of finance and government credits Ivan Akosta informed TASS on the sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF).
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Russian retailers migrate to domestic operating systems sales
One of the largest retailers, M.Video-Eldorado, is launching retail sales of the domestic Red OS and the R7-Office suite. The developers expect that against the backdrop of problems with access to Microsoft products, the products will be able to become leaders in the consumer segment by mid-2023.
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Strong recovery is key task of Russian government
The joint efforts of the government and the Bank of Russia should be aimed at developing effective tools that meet the challenges of the new time, Mikhail Mishustin said at a meeting of the Government's Coordinating Center for the Development of the Domestic Financial System.
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Yuan’s share in SME remittances grows
According to Bank ZENIT, almost a quarter of all remittances under SME contracts are made in yuan.
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Russia and Iran to intensify settlements in national currencies
Trade operations in national currencies are planned to be rolled out in other areas of Russian-Iranian trade, the Iranian news agency reports, citing the speech of Ali Saleh Abadi, the head of the country’s central bank.
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PSB among first to test operations with digital ruble
Promsvyazbank was among the first in the Russian market to test transactions with digital currency issued on the Bank of Russia’s digital ruble platform.
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Home Credit Bank bought out 49.5% stake from Home Credit N.V.
PPF Group and Home Credit sold their Russian assets and subsidiaries in May. As a result of the transaction, a 49.5% stake was transferred to Russian investors.
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Number of new credit cards issued in July exceeded 1 million
Growing for the fourth month in a row, the credit card issue has already exceeded the February figures.
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Every tenth wealthy Russian keeps over $1,000 in cryptocurrency
According to Tangem’s survey conducted as part of a study of Russian Internet users’ attitudes towards cryptocurrencies, 8% of Russians who define their income as upper- middle keep over $1,000 in cryptocurrencies.
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Bank of Russia to oblige banks to return money transferred to fraudsters
The bank will have to indemnify the victim for the total amount of transfer within a month, if the client transferred the money to a fraudster’s account included in the data base of the Bank of Russia, RIA Novosti informs.
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Approved list of applications required for pre-installation
The government has approved a list of mobile applications and programs required for pre-installation on smartphones, tablets, computers and Smart-TV from January 1, 2023.
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Russian banks are testing salary payments through FPS
The new service will help to transfer money through the Faster Payments System using selected details
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India and Russia may start accepting each other’s payment cards soon
This issue, among others, was discussed during recent bilateral meetings, Indian publication Deccan Herald reports with reference to their sources.
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Home Credit Bank launched Samsung Pay payments for MIR cardholders
From now on, Mir cardholders can make purchases using Samsung Pay contactless payment service in a few simple steps:
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Departure of Visa and Mastercard boosted demand for cards of CIS issuers
In April-June 2022, the number of cards in issue in the countries neighboring Russia grew much more than in 2021.
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Turkey starts accepting cards issued by Russian sanctioned banks
Mir cards issued by sanctioned Russian banks, in particular the largest ones – Sberbank and VTB, can be used for payments in Turkey, Kommersant found out.
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Tatarstan is prepared to introduce Islamic banking
Tatarstan declares its readiness to become a pilot region for adoption of Islamic banking, Deputy PM, Minister of Economy of the Republic Midkhat Shagiakhmetov informed RIA Novosti.
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Ministry of Industry and Trade to invest Rub2.7bn in software import substitution platform
The authorities intend to invest 2.67 billion rubles until 2024 to develop an industrial software marketplace, which is being developed by the Ministry of Industry and Trade, Kommersant informs.
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Russian startup Miro ranked fourth in top 100 cloud companies
Cloud 100, the seventh annual ranking of the world's top private cloud companies, “recognizes standouts in the most popular technology category – from small start-ups to giants, and from Helsinki to Hong Kong.”