Russia: Central Bank Issues Annual Report 2016 (AML/CTF, Fintech and Payments Focus)
The Central Bank of Russia (CBR) has published its Annual Report 2016, which outlines results …
Russia: Electronic Bank Guarantees To Be Available To Customs
The Bank of Russia has announced that credit institutions and customs authorities will be able …
Russia: Central Bank Introduces New Licences for Proportional Banking Regulation
On June 2, 2017 the Central Bank of Russia (CBR) announced that a new law, …
Russia: Central Bank Report Analyses Major PSD2 Provisions
The Bank of Russia, together with the head of the interdepartmental laboratory RANHiGS, has published …
Russia: New Data Protection Amendments Enter into Force
On July 1, 2017 amendments to Federal Law No. 152-FZ, July 27, 2006, “On personal …
Russia: Central Bank Publishes First FinCERT Report
FinCERT, the Bank of Russia’s centre for monitoring and responding to computer attacks in the …
Russia: Roskomnadzor Issues Draft Order for Consultation on Procedures to Remove 'Mirror' Blocked Websites from Search Engines
On August 2, 2017 Roskomnadzor, the Federal Service for Supervision of Information Technologies and Mass …
Russia: Central Bank Consults on Draft Internal Control Systems for Non-Credit Financial Institutions
The Bank of Russia has published a draft on internal control systems for non-credit financial …
Russia: Government Approves Rules for Reporting on Beneficial Owners Information
On August 10, 2017 the government of the Russian Federation issued Government Resolution No. 913 …