Банкста

Банкста is a satirical yet news-driven Russian Telegram channel about bankers and the banking sector with several hundred thousand subscribers. It posts many times a day about banks, regulators and financial incidents.

The largest Russian banking Telegram channel; frequently first to report on bank blocks, antifraud measures and acquiring changes affecting P2P flows.

Format: a Telegram channel; published in Russian; main geography: Russia. The Telegram channel showed about 439 000 subscribers at the time of review. Last post checked: 2026-10-29. Useful for payment providers, processing teams and high-risk merchants who need market context for this region or vertical. Access is open to anyone. Commercial options seen on the source include sponsored posts; check terms with the editors before booking. Before acting on any information or offer published there, verify counterparties independently.