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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Sber launches money transfers to China by phone number
The service was developed in collaboration with Alipay and Western Union.
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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.
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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.
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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%.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Consumer loans in Russia grew in number by one third in 2021
In 2021, Russians received 19.3 million consumer loans (cash loans), up 33% from 2020 (14.5 million).
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Binance Crypto Exchange has Joined NCFTA
Binance Becomes the Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Industry’s First to Join the National Cyber-Forensics and Training Alliance (NCFTA)
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TBC UZ – The Best Digital Bank in Uzbekistan
TBC UZ operates via 7 ‘showrooms’ and 34 ‘client acquisition points’ across 12 regional cities
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Lawmakers allow simplified identification using driver's license
The State Duma passed a law in the third reading to allow the use of a driver's license to identify a person performing cash transactions.
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Home Credit Bank Closes its first deal under Chinese WeBank’s model
The first deal was concluded with UBRD on selling a portion of the loan portfolio with the sold loans to be further serviced by Home Credit.
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Sberbank sells part of its ecosystem
The statement was made by Sberbank head Herman Gref at the “Investor Day 2021”.