Removal of Russian banks from Swift will not cause serious disruptions to the country’s lenders.

The CEO of VTB Capital Investments talks to Burhan Khadbai about the macroeconomic landscape, the rise of retail investing in Russia and the asset manager’s ambitions to get involved in the growing cryptocurrency market.

The rapid pace of digitalisation is disrupting traditional banking operations in Russia, encouraging incumbents to look to new business models.

Russian banks almost doubled their profits in the first half of the year, but risks are increasing.

As the country's central bank plans its central bank digital currency pilot, banks are concerned its introduction could cause funding costs to rise.

The homegrown payments system is good news for the state, but will have unfortunate consequences for the private sector.

The unparalleled success of Russia’s Mir payments system has protected it against US sanctions, making other governments take notice.

New breed of bank identifies as a tech firm with a banking licence, explains director of strategy.

Russia’s banks were growing in the run up to the Covid-19 crisis, but the economic fallout has taken its toll. 

Big bank failures because of Covid-19 look unlikely as a result of sweeping regulatory reforms.