bne_Tech_10_2020

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bne:Tech
October 2020 www.intellinews.com @bneintellinews
Russia's largest lender Sberbank reinvents itself as a tech company
Sberbank, Russia's largest, state-run lender, has rebranded itself as a tech company, introducing new products and dropping the word "bank" from its name and logo.
The country's oldest, 179 year old lender, in which the Russian government owns a stake of 50% plus one share, has
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Russia's largest lender Sberbank reinvents itself as a tech company 2 Russia's regulator to create a new
digital currency 3 Russian IT companies push for tax privileges 4
Leaders 6
Fintech star Kaspi.kz most valuable
ever listed Kazakh company after
London IPO 6 Russia's Yandex pulls plug on $5.5bn
deal to buy Tinkoff Bank 7
Investment 9
Russian Mail.ru boosts gaming with
Deus Craft acquisition 9 $1bn data centre worth $1bn to be
built in Ukraine 10 Russian banking TCS Group reportedly eyed by MTS Bank 11
Fintech & E-commerce 12
Private equity firm Mediterra takes majority stake in Turkish fintech
provider PayCore 12 Yandex.Market lays out its strategy
for the future 12
Telecom 15
Russia to finance domestic 5G
equipment development, localisation
set at 40% 15 Ukraine's Kyivstar launches testing
of business interaction platform 15 Vodafone expands 5G network
in Budapest 16
NIBs 17
taken on an ambitious task to compete with the likes of
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Russia's regulator to create a new digital currency
The Central Bank of Russia (CBR) has announced plans to introduce "the digital ruble" as an alternative to cryptocurrencies that are banned in the country.
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