Bank of Russia

9 results about this entity

Period: 29 Sep 2014 - 13 Aug 2024

/regulation

Russia cancels AmEx subsidiary's banking licence

Russia's central bank has cancelled the licence of American Express's subsidiary in the country, at the payment company's request, according to Reuters.

/crypto

Russia begins digital ruble pilot

The Bank of Russia has enlisted 13 banks for pilot testing of a digital ruble involving real-world transactions.

/crypto

Russia preps digital ruble pilot

Russia's central bank is gearing up for a central bank digital currency pilot with real-world retail transactions.

/retail

Russia welcomes first open banking participants

Promsvyazbank and Tochka, a fintech service for small businesses, started using Open Banking API developed by the Bank of Russia and the Russian FinTech Association (RFA).

/crypto

Russia pushes ahead with digital ruble

The Bank of Russia has set out plans to build a prototype digital ruble by the end of the year.

Russian banks form Fintech Association

Representatives of the Bank of Russia and major financial market participants approved the decision to found an Association for Financial Technologies Development (FinTech Association).

Russian central bank issues new payment cards to take on Visa and MasterCard

Thirty-five Russian banks have agreed to participate in the launch of a new national payments card intended to challenge the dominance of Visa and MasterCard.

Swift KYC Registry approved by Bank of Russia

The Russian SWIFT National User and Member Group, ROSSWIFT, has been given approval by the Central Bank of the Russia Federation (CBRF) to roll out SWIFT’s Know Your Customer (KYC) Registry to Russian financial institutions.

The Bank of Russia Recognizes NSD and NCC as Systemically Important

The Central Bank of the Russian Federation has recognized National Settlement Depository (NSD), Russia’s central securities depository, and National Clearing Centre (NCC) as systemically important infrastructure for Russia’s financial market.