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Russia's digital rouble will be able to interact with other CBDCs

News | Cryptocurrencies | 24 Apr 2023

The Bank of Russia has revealed that the digital rouble platform will support interactions with other central bank digital currencies (CBDCs).

cryptocurrency, CBDC, central bank, digital assets

Sberbank to participate in Russian Central Bank's Digital Ruble pilot

News | Cryptocurrencies | 16 Oct 2023

Russia-based Sberbank has confirmed its participation in the digital ruble pilot spearheaded by the Russian Central Bank.

CBDC, partnership, central bank, banks, cryptocurrency

Russia to initiate digital cross-border payments in 2025

News | Cryptocurrencies | 13 Jun 2024

Russia plans to initiate its first cross-border payments using the digital ruble in the second half of 2025.

cross-border payments, digital payments, settlement, CBDC

Russia to expand digital ruble pilot

News | Cryptocurrencies | 09 Jul 2024

The Russian Central Bank has revealed its decision to significantly expand its digital ruble pilot programme starting 1 September 2024.

CBDC, digital assets, cryptocurrency, central bank

Goldman Sachs receives permission to leave Russia

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 03 Feb 2025

Russian authorities have approved the sale of Goldman Sachs’ Russian subsidiary to the Armenian investment firm Balchug Capital.

financial institutions, banks, acquisition, financial services

Russia considers using digital assets for cross-border payments

News | Cryptocurrencies | 24 Apr 2023

The parliament of Russia has published a draft law that considers using digital assets for cross-border payments in a bid to overcome sanctions.

cross-border payments, digital assets, digital payments, regulation

Tinkoff cancels dollar Eurobond interest payment

News | Payments General | 07 Mar 2023

Tinkoff has cancelled interest payments due later in March 2023 on a dollar-denominated Eurobond, days after being targeted with Western sanctions.

payments , Russia Ukraine War, banks, financial institutions, financial services

HSBC and JP Morgan unwittingly processed payments for Wagner head

News | Payments General | 27 Sep 2024

Reports have surfaced that JPMorgan Chase and HSBC inadvertently processed payments for companies associated with Yevgeny Prigozhin, the former leader of the Wagner Group.

financial services, transactions , payments , financial sanctions

MTS Bank announced IPO in push for development

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 16 Apr 2024

Russia-based MTS Bank has announced that it will hold an Initial Public Offering (IPO), aiming to accelerate its development and growth process. 

product launch, banking, online banking, mobile banking, digital banking, financial services, financial institutions

Russia revokes banking license of American Express subsidiary

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 14 Aug 2024

Russia's central bank has cancelled the banking license of American Express's Russian subsidiary after it filed for voluntary liquidation.

central bank, banking license, cryptocurrency, payments

Binance leaves Russia with sale to CommEX

News | Cryptocurrencies | 27 Sep 2023

Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has entered an agreement to sell its whole of its Russia business to CommEx.

cryptocurrency, blockchain, compliance, acquisition, digital assets

Russia passes a bill giving legal authority to its CBDC

News | Cryptocurrencies | 20 Jul 2023

Russia’s Federation Council has recently passed a bill that grants legal authority to the country’s central bank digital currency (CBDC).

cryptocurrency, CBDC, central bank, regulation

Sber and NSPK partner to launch facial payment system in Russia

News | Payments General | 27 Jan 2025

Russia has announced it will adopt a unified facial payment system by the second half of 2025 aiming to onboard millions as non-card payment systems gain preference.

biometric authentication, payments , facial recognition, fraud detection, banks

Russia to ban crypto amid geopolitical tensions

News | Cryptocurrencies | 30 Apr 2024

Russia has decided on a strict ban on crypto circulation to bolster the ruble amidst geopolitical tensions.

cryptocurrency, Ethereum, Bitcoin, digital assets, regulation

Tinkoff to issue additional shares to fund Rosbank deal

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 25 Apr 2024

Russia-based online bank Tinkoff has announced its plans to issue up to 130 million additional shares in order to fund a deal to integrate Rosbank into its structure. 

banking, mobile banking, digital banking, online banking, financial services, financial institutions

Bank of Russia pursues digital ruble launch by July 2025

News | Cryptocurrencies | 01 Aug 2024

Bank of Russia has set out to launch its central bank digital currency, known as the digital ruble, by July 2025, following successful pilot tests.

stablecoin, CBDC, digital currency, digitalisation, central bank

Russia abandons its plans to launch a national crypto exchange

News | Cryptocurrencies | 30 May 2023

The government of Russia has given up on its plans to create a national cryptocurrency exchange and will direct its focus elsewhere.

cryptocurrency exchange, cryptocurrency, cross-border payments, regulation

Samsung Pay to stop working with Mir

News | Payments General | 29 Mar 2024

Samsung Pay, a South Korea-based payment service, has announced its decision to stop working with Russia’s national Mir payment cards starting April 3 2024.  

regulation, payments , online payments, mobile payments, digital payments, ecommerce

Russian court seizes UniCredit assets amid gas project dispute

News | Digital Identity, Security & Online Fraud | 21 May 2024

A recent ruling by a St. Petersburg arbitration court in Russia has mandated the seizure of assets, accounts, property, and shares owned by UniCredit, a major Italian bank, and its subsidiaries.

asset recovery, financial sanctions, lending, banks

Russia advises businesses to counter sanctions with crypto

News | Cryptocurrencies | 09 Jul 2024

The Russian Central Bank has advised businesses to explore diverse payment solutions, including cryptocurrencies as a response to Western sanctions.

cryptocurrency, digital assets, financial sanctions, central bank