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On April 30, it was officially announced that the US Treasury Department had authorized transactions with Russian banks, including VTB, the Central Bank, Sberbank, and Alfa-Bank, for energy settlements. This will last until November 1, 2024. The journalists point out that the list of banks that have received a temporary license also includes Otkritie, Sovcombank, […]
Oleg Gorokhovsky, co-founder of monobank, said that thanks to the Banks feature, users have already raised almost UAH 50 billion. He also spoke about new features of the service, such as saving other people’s “Jars”. “The next 50 billion will be a little easier to raise.” Oleg Gorokhovsky spoke about the recent updates of the […]
Google and Apple have removed apps from their stores by Russian banks that have been sanctioned by the US and EU. This was reported by Mediasat, citing the Russian newspaper Vedomosti. Applications such as: “Pochta Bank; “Home Bank; “Russian Standard; “Absolute; “All-Russian Bank for Regional Development. These apps were also removed from the App Store, […]
On December 1, the National Bank revised currency restrictions for households and businesses, according to the regulator’s website. First, all restrictions on banks and other financial institutions on the sale of foreign currency in cash to households have been lifted. The NBU believes that this will help minimize the difference between cash and non-cash exchange […]
British bank HSBC will stop making cross-border payments for corporate clients in Russia and Belarus on October 27. The UK’s largest financial group, which includes Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Bank, has so far maintained a payment channel between Russia and Hong Kong. This was reported by The Moscow Times. In the summer, U.S. officials persuaded […]
Julius Baer, one of the largest Swiss banks, has warned clients living in Russia about the upcoming closure of their accounts. This was reported by the consulting company Main Partner Trust The Bank informed its clients that all business relations with them would be terminated no later than December 31. All agreements and contracts, such […]
The teams of the Ministry of Digital Transformation and the Deposit Guarantee Fund are working on a new service in Diia. Soon, Ukrainians will be able to apply for deposit compensation in a few clicks, check how much they are due, and receive funds to an existing or new account with eSupport at one of […]
Banks in Armenia, Kazakhstan, and Hong Kong have begun blocking payments from Russian companies for electronics supplied through so-called “parallel imports,” or smuggling, due to the risk of sanctions. Kommersant writes about this, citing industry sources. In particular, no payment is made for servers, chips, processors and other telecom equipment for legal entities from Russia. […]
On May 6, Law No. 3048-IX “On Amendments to Certain Laws of Ukraine Regarding Certain Peculiarities of the Organization of Enforcement of Court Decisions and Decisions of Other Bodies during Martial Law” came into force. This regulatory act amends the Laws of Ukraine “On Enforcement Proceedings” and “On Bodies and Persons Enforcing Court Decisions and […]
Last weekend, a number of Russian publications and the credit organization Rossiya were attacked by the Ukrainian IT army. This was reported on Telegram. The message emphasizes that the fall of the Rossiya bank was symbolic. After putting regional companies out of action, Ukrainian hacktivists managed to “put down” the entire Russia. Thus, the weekend […]