The Central Bank did not reveal any evidence of theft of funds from the electronic wallets of QIWI Bank customers during a recent inspection of the financial institution. In an interview with the agency on this subject Interfax said Olga Polyakova, Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Russia.
According to him, the regulator has recorded many cases where the bank opened wallets without people’s knowledge. Polyakova stated that through such accounts, fraudsters can carry out illegal operations and endanger innocent citizens.
The deputy governor of the Central Bank added that QIWI Bank has repeatedly provided services to the shadow gambling business, as well as transferring stolen funds to puppets and providing other illegal financial services. According to Polyakova, the Central Bank imposed sanctions measures on the bank, but found new loopholes to bypass them.
On January 19, 2024, Qiwi announced the sale of Russian assets to the Hong Kong company Fusion Factor Fintech Limited for 23.7 billion rubles. The owner of the company is the former president of Qiwi Andrey Protopopov. The deal was completed on January 30.
21 February Central Bank recalled He obtained a license from QIWI Bank and then began blocking transactions through their wallets.
Formerly Central Bank deleted Contact from the registration of the QIWI bank payment system.
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Source: Gazeta
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