Banks

Petropavlovsk, one of Russia's largest gold miners, will not be able to sell gold, according to its press release to RBC.

Major Russian banks are considering ways to support mortgage lending in the face of high interest rates.

Apple has notified the Russian National System of Payment Cards (NSPC) that it is suspending support for "Mir" cards in its service Apple Pay.

Polish government spokesman Piotr Muller said that as part of anti-Russian sanctions, the authorities began to block funds on accounts opened in the republic.

The Bank of Russia has suspended the purchase of gold from credit institutions.

Crimean Senator Olga Kovitidi said that the issue of tougher penalties for buying and selling foreign currency on the black market is likely to be discussed soon.

The freezing of foreign currency accounts of the Central Bank can be regarded as the desire of the West to create an artificial default in Russia.

At the moment, the company's tools allow identifying addresses used to circumvent sanctions in the Ethereum blockchain and EVM-compatible networks (Polygon, Avalanche).

On March 10, the American fast transfer system Western Union announced the suspension of its work in Russia and Belarus.

The dollar exchange rate in the first minutes of trading on the morning of March 10 fell by 4.2% (almost 5 rubles), to 115.02 rubles.

Visa and Mastercard payment system cards issued in Russia have stopped working abroad and in foreign online stores.

The Bank of Russia introduces a temporary procedure for operations with cash currency, according to the website of the regulator.

The press service of VTB in the official Telegram channel reported that previously issued plastic cards of the bank, including Visa and Mastercard payment systems, will be valid indefinitely.

The Russian bank "Tinkoff" has limited cash withdrawals from its ATMs. 

On March 1 and 2, after raising deposit rates to 21%, Russians placed more than 1 trillion rubles in Sberbank.