Russia: State Duma Passes Law to Migrate Public Sector Card Holders to National Payment Cards
On April 21, 2017 the State Duma passed a draft Law on amendments to Article …
Russia: Central Bank Announces Call for Applications for Fintech Start-Up Competition
On June 8, 2017 the Central Bank of Russia (CBR) commenced the process for applications …
Russia: Yandex and Sberbank Cooperate in Developing E-Commerce
On August 9, 2017 Yandex and Sberbank announced that they have signed a non-binding term …
Russia: Vnesheconombank Creates Blockchain Research Centre
On August 30, 2017 Vnesheconombank (VEB), the state bank for development and foreign economic affairs, …
Russia: President Issues Orders on Development of Digital Technologies
On October 21, 2017 the President of the Russian Federation issued Order 2132 to determine …
Russia: Draft Law Introducing Cryptorouble Presented to Parliament
Russia: Central Bank Issues Guidelines for Financial Technologies Development for 2018-2020
On February 8, 2018 the Central Bank of Russia (CBR) published guidelines for financial technologies …
Russia: Government Consults on Regulation for Accreditation of Organisations Issuing Digital Tokens
On February 12, 2018 the government of the Russian Federation launched a public consultation on …
Russian Analytical Report: Regulatory Sandboxes
The Russian Electronic Money Association has published an analytical report, “Regulatory sandboxes: Regulation as a …