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bne:Tech
November 2018 www.intellinews.com @bneintellinews
Russian phone companies embrace the Internet of Things
Russian mobile phone operators are building machine-to-machine (M2M) networks and competing to establish a presence in the fast-developing Internet of Things (IoT) segment. However, the promising industry is just beginning to take off, and its prospects in Russia will depend on changes in the rest of the world.
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Russian phone companies embrace the Internet of Things 1 Russian leapfrogs straight
to smart factories 3 Russia's Yandex.Taxi to benefit from
high Uber IPO valuation 4 Morgan Stanley sees Russian e-commerce grow nearly 3-fold by 2023 5 Dozen fintech initiatives made at Hungarian central bank's Innovation Hub 7
Leaders 8
Founder of Russian internet major Yandex says he will not sell out 8 Russia's Mail.ru keeps growing in 3Q18, pressures on margins remain, Usmanov gives up control 9 Russian Tinkoff Bank to add its voice recognition system to United Biometric System 10
Investment 11
Almost fifty percent of French Le Nouveau Monde sold to Czech media investor 11 Russia's Alfa Bank invests in fintech
fund Corviglia Capital 11 Teamable raises fresh funds, buys Simppler’s platform 12
Blockchain & Cryptocurrency 13
Major crypto mining farm opens
in Armenia 13 Ukraine to Legalize Cryptos by 2021 13
Fintech 15
Czech bank claims to be first in Europe
to offer cryptocurrency account 15 Russia’s Yandex launches
a B2B payments service 16 Tinkoff Mortgage Launches
Proprietary Mobile App 17
NIBs 18
Telecom 21
Iran toughens rules and restrictions
on purchasing mobile phones 21 Kyrgyzstan gives up on Alfa Telecom privatisation after nearly a decade 22 Russia to change rules of 5G
frequencies distribution 22 Russians forego their summer holiday
and buy a new smartphone instead 23
Russian leapfrogs straight to smart factories
Russia has embraced the concept of "smart factories" as it moves towards building a digital economy and switching to paperless documentation.
The Russian government has prepared a roadmap for
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