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Russian Bank Tinkoff to Start Charging 1% Fee on FX Accounts

  • The bank cited the current geopolitical situation for the decision.
  • The measure is to take effect from June 23.
Thursday, 09/06/2022 | 18:54 GMT by Solomon Oladipupo
Institutional FX

Deutsche Bank Moves Half of Its Russia-Based Staff to Berlin

  • There are around 1,500 Russia-based people currently in the bank's headcount.
  • Half of them accepted to be relocated.
Tuesday, 07/06/2022 | 17:19 GMT by Felipe Erazo
Institutional FX

Russia-Ukraine War Rattles Moscow Exchange as Volumes Collapse in May

  • The equity and bond market sank -240% MoM.
  • However, the markets grew 5.2% led by the money and FX spot markets.
Friday, 03/06/2022 | 05:54 GMT by Solomon Oladipupo
Institutional FX

Moscow Exchange Reports Dip in FX Activity for April 2022

  • The total trading volume related to the FX market reached RUB 22 trillion in the last month.
  • In the derivatives market, trading volume touched RUB 4.2 trillion.
Friday, 20/05/2022 | 13:31 GMT by Bilal Jafar
Regulation

Russia Will Eventually Allow Crypto Payments, Minister Confirms

  • The government and the central bank are now in talks for crypto regulations.
  • Earlier, the central bank came up with plans to impose a blanket ban on crypto.
Thursday, 19/05/2022 | 05:44 GMT by Arnab Shome
Institutional FX

Credit Suisse Froze Assets Worth $10.6 Billion in Q1 2022

  • An estimated CHF 10.4 billion is lost to the bank because of frozen assets.
  • Less than 4% of its assets under management are Russian.
Thursday, 05/05/2022 | 21:27 GMT by Felipe Erazo
Institutional FX

HSBC’s Revenue Declines 4% in Q1 2022

  • The reported revenue came in at $12.5 billion.
  • Reported profit after tax dipped by $1.1 billion to $3.4 billion.
Tuesday, 26/04/2022 | 12:06 GMT by Bilal Jafar
Brokers

Saxo Bank Warns Russians on Upcoming Nasdaq Service Termination

  • The exchange will possibly terminate all its services in the country from April 29.
  • However, Nasdaq did not officially announce its suspension of Russian services.
Monday, 25/04/2022 | 06:14 GMT by Arnab Shome
News

US Government Sanctions Major Crypto Miner BitRiver

  • The crypto miner is based in Switzerland.
  • BitRiver is one of the largest data center service providers in the industry.
Thursday, 21/04/2022 | 17:26 GMT by Felipe Erazo
News

Binance Limits Services for Russian Nationals

  • Accounts with more than 10,000 EUR worth of assets will be put into withdrawal-only mode.
  • No deposits will be permitted on the mentioned accounts.
Thursday, 21/04/2022 | 10:03 GMT by Bilal Jafar
News

EXMO.com Stops Serving Russian, Belarusian and Kazakh Clients

  • EXMO.com has decided to sell the digital assets business in Russia and Belarus.
  • The company recently amended its user agreement.
Monday, 18/04/2022 | 10:31 GMT by Bilal Jafar
News

Currency.com Confirms ‘Failed’ Russian Cyberattack Attempt

  • The platform pulled out from Russia last week.
  • It reportedly had around 500,000 users in Russia.
Monday, 18/04/2022 | 06:00 GMT by Arnab Shome
Exchanges

Crypto Trading Platform Currency.com Stops Operations in Russia

  • It has already suspended the onboarding of new Russian clients.
  • Several other trading platforms also pulled out of Russia recently.
Wednesday, 13/04/2022 | 06:04 GMT by Arnab Shome
Brokers

Saxo Bank to Stop Providing Services to Russian and Belarusian Clients, Report Says

  • Amid sanctions, the financial services provider is planning to close brokerage accounts.
  • Existing clients must close all their positions and withdraw money within two months.
Saturday, 09/04/2022 | 10:48 GMT by Bilal Jafar
News

Bloomberg Announces Suspension of Operations in Russia and Belarus

  • The company has suspended its operations over the Ukraine war.
  • Bloomberg’s clients in both these countries will be unable to access its financial products.
Tuesday, 29/03/2022 | 10:34 GMT by Bilal Jafar
News

Russia’s Deputy Minister of Energy Calls for Crypto Mining Regulations

  • “The legal vacuum in crypto mining needs to be eliminated,” Evgeny Grabchak said.
  • Russia is one of the biggest crypto markets in the world.
Monday, 28/03/2022 | 08:32 GMT by Bilal Jafar
CryptoCurrency

Ukraine-Russia War Could Accelerate Crypto Adoption: BlackRock CEO

  • War will force countries to reassess their currency dependence, Larry Fink said.
  • He pointed out that access to global capital markets was a privilege, not a right.
Thursday, 24/03/2022 | 21:14 GMT by Felipe Erazo
Brokers

Russian Broker VTB Captial Forex Resumes FX Trading without RUB Pairs

  • It suspended all trading activities on 25 February.
  • It is even allowing the opening of new accounts now.
Friday, 18/03/2022 | 08:47 GMT by Arnab Shome
Thought Leaders

Regulators Looking to Tighten Sanctions - Should They Target Crypto?

  • The question of whether crypto are a sanction-evading tool couldn't come at a worse time.
Wednesday, 16/03/2022 | 17:16 GMT by Pangolin
News

Japan to Fine Crypto Exchanges for Violating Russia Sanctions

  • The exchange executives might face prison time for non-compliance.
  • But, crypto exchanges around the world are divided on banning Russian addresses.
Monday, 14/03/2022 | 13:07 GMT by Arnab Shome
Retail FX

Trading on the Moscow Exchange Is Suspended for the Third Week

  • Equities trading suspension was put in place on 25 February.
  • The Russian central bank will decide on the activities for next week later.
Monday, 14/03/2022 | 11:39 GMT by Arnab Shome
Thought Leaders

Will US Treasuries Role Change Forever Amid Ukraine?

  • Can US Treasuries still be seen as “neutral money”?
Monday, 14/03/2022 | 09:00 GMT by Activtrades
Institutional FX

Russian Central Bank Changes Process of USD-RUB Rate Calculation

  • It has expanded the time range of calculation for the consideration of more transactions.
  • Also, it will set the exchange rate of the euro similar to other foreign exchanges.
Monday, 14/03/2022 | 08:02 GMT by Arnab Shome
CryptoCurrency

Ukraine Raises Money through Crypto, Russia Circumventing Sanctions with Digital Assets

  • So far, Ukraine has received nearly $100 million in crypto donations.
  • After new financial sanctions, Russians are moving towards digital currencies for daily transactions.
Saturday, 12/03/2022 | 15:07 GMT by Bilal Jafar
FinTech

Mastercard & Visa Divorce from Russia: What’s Next for UnionPay

  • UnionPay serves 180 countries and regions with more than 1 billion users.
  • UnionPay has already been adopted by some Russian banks.
Friday, 11/03/2022 | 23:35 GMT by Felipe Erazo
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