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😱 Russia🇷🇺: Rosfinmonitoring seeks access to SBP and “Mir” payment system data to fight money laundering Paid Members Public
😱 Russia🇷🇺: Rosfinmonitoring seeks access to SBP and “Mir” payment system data to fight money laundering The debate over financial privacy is back in the spotlight: Russia’s Federal Financial Monitoring Service (Rosfinmonitoring) has proposed a bill that would grant it direct access to data from the Fast Payment System (SBP)
😱 Russia 🇷🇺: Smerkis arrested on large-scale fraud charges Paid Members Public
😱 Russia 🇷🇺: Smerkis arrested on large-scale fraud charges Vladimir Smerkis, co-founder of the “Blum” app and former Binance director for the CIS region, was detained this weekin a preliminary case involving crowdsales of TKN and TBX tokens. These crowdsales raised tens of millions of dollars, but the tokens disappeared or their
😔 Crypto withdrawals: cross-border payment agents under scrutiny Paid Members Public
😔 Crypto withdrawals: cross-border payment agents under scrutiny Colleagues from the “Fintexno” channel point out that the current “quasi-ruble” market lacks universal arbitration mechanisms. Even when payments go through banks, legal and reputational responsibility falls on the agent. ▶️ A growing issue: Russian importers often file complaints over minor delays or try
💀 Russia 🇷🇺: Criminal liability for “droppers” who lend their bank cards Paid Members Public
💀 Russia 🇷🇺: Criminal liability for “droppers” who lend their bank cards The government has proposed amendments to Article 187 of the Criminal Code, which regulates the "illegal circulation of payment means." ➡️ Transactions without legal justification, such as transfers or money reception without a clear legal basis, would be considered
⚡️UnionPay 🇨🇳 considers reactivating international payments for Russian clients 🇷🇺 Paid Members Public
⚡️UnionPay 🇨🇳 considers reactivating international payments for Russian clients 🇷🇺 This was announced by VTB Bank president Andrey Kostin during a VTB Private Banking meeting. ➡️ UnionPay cards allow users to pay for goods, services, and withdraw cash in more than 150 countries. ➡️ In the past, around ten Russian financial institutions issued UnionPay
👀 Russian fintech under scrutiny: reflections after the Forbes.ru article Paid Members Public
👀 Russian fintech under scrutiny: reflections after the Forbes.ru article A longer response following our post. Is Russian fintech truly leading the world❓ Well... it depends on what you're looking at and how you measure it. ➡️ The most fundamental factor when evaluating any fintech ecosystem is the cultural
🤝 Russians 🇷🇺 and Chileans 🇨🇱: a promising partnership Paid Members Public
🤝 Russians 🇷🇺 and Chileans 🇨🇱: a promising partnership Chilean acquiring network Klap will begin processing Visa and Mastercard payments in Chile using technology from Russian-Swiss fintech BPC. ➡️ Who's who❓ 👉 Banking Payments Context (BPC) is a company founded in 2012 based on SmartVista software, specializing in payment processing under the SaaS
📈 Russia 🇷🇺: Bank customers increasingly complain about blocked transactions Paid Members Public
📈 Russia 🇷🇺: Bank customers increasingly complain about blocked transactions New anti-fraud requirements from the Central Bank now hold banks accountable for fraudulent transactions—and this is the result. ➡️ Under the new rules, if a bank approves a transfer that later turns out to be fraudulent and failed to take adequate precautions,