Финтех Хаб Банка России

The Bank of Russia Fintech Hub runs this Telegram channel (plus a VK community) to announce programmes, sandbox calls, pilot results and events for fintech companies.

Official Bank of Russia fintech hub channel; first-hand source on regulatory sandboxes, open APIs and digital ruble pilots affecting payment providers.

Format: a Telegram channel; published in Russian; main geography: Russia. The Telegram channel showed about 6 710 subscribers at the time of review. Last post checked: 2026-10-20. Useful for payment providers, processing teams and high-risk merchants who need market context for this region or vertical. Access is open to anyone. No public advertising offer was found, so outreach is best done through official contacts or events. Before acting on any information or offer published there, verify counterparties independently.