Tag: Russia

Having responded to media speculation about an upcoming deal, Tinkoff has revealed that it has inked an agreement with Russian tech giant Yandex to allow the later to buy the neobank in a $5.48bn deal.

The US Department of Justice has charged a Russian citizen who travelled to the US to recruit a big company employee to install malware on the business' computers.

A former Sberbank Technologies employee has set out to launch a challenger bank for self-employed Europeans.

Russian payments company QIWI has received an investment from Japanese bank SBI Holdings.

For the first time ever, Russians completed more cashless payments in a quarter than they did with physical cash, according to research from Sberbank.

One of Vladimir Putin’s besties has lost a lawsuit against four Nordic banks who refused to do business with him.

The US’ Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has reportedly issued a warning that any mobile app created in Russia could be a “potential counterintelligence threat.”

Tinkoff Bank’s new initiative Pulse is a way to enable investors, traders and users to share new ideas.

Moscow-based SimpleFinance has bagged $15m in equity funding from SBI Investments.

Russia-based TCS Group Holdings has acquired a stake in Kassir.ru, a ticket sales company.