Online marketplaces are one of the best ways to start selling quickly. According to statistics, more than half of online …
Scammers raise their game — Igor Kostikov
Last year alone, telephone scammers stole RUR 150 bln from Russian citizens. The number of cybercrimes is on the rise: …
Russians will pay taxes in digital rubles
Russia’s Federal Treasury may start collecting taxes from individuals’ digital ruble wallets as early as next year, Prime reports. This …
Russia needs a payment service regulator
The Russian payments market is in need of reform, or at least a restructuring of payment service providers. The current …
Minting Money: The Curious Case of the Liberty Dollar
One of the most interesting private money experiments in recent years is the Liberty Dollar, a private mint that operated …
Musical Chairs: Is a SPAC Right for Me?
Move over FAANG and IPO; there’s a new acronym that has taken Wall Street by storm. The SPAC frenzy is …
Is there a Russian alternative to SWIFT?
The Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT) is a global association owned by its members and the world’s leading …
What to invest in 2021
Ivan Kladov, co-founder of the investment company Aravana Capital Management, shared his expert assessment of the prospects for the financial …
The future of Russian Fintech
With the rapid penetration of technology into all spheres of life, from ordering food at home and calling a taxi …
Cause for Russia’s slow economic recovery
The growth of Russia’s economy in 2021 will be slowed down by the government’s conservative spending policy, experts at the …