OREANDA-NEWS. July 28, 2014. Sberbank Online has been named the best retail Internet bank in Russia for 2014 following the results of a study conducted by Global Finance magazine. Additionally, Sberbank came first in three further categories in Central and Eastern Europe: "Best in Mobile Banking", " Best SMS/Text Banking" and " Best Mobile Banking App”.

Alexander Torbakhov, Deputy Chairman of the Executive Board of Sberbank of Russia, commented:

"Sberbank has sought to create the best online and mobile banking. The award of Global Finance is recognition of our achievements in the development of the digital and multi-channel services of Sberbank. We intend to continuously work on improving these services - not just responding to the new demands of our customers, but also anticipating them”.

Sberbank Online allows customers to manage their accounts and cards, make transfers via the Internet, and pay for mobile phone contracts without a commission. Users have the opportunity to register to the system and create a login and password. There are reduced commissions for payments via Sberbank Online and higher interest rates when opening a deposit account online. It is also possible to pay utility bills, Internet bills and taxes (there are over 60 thousand service providers in total). The number of Sberbank customers actively using Sberbank Online is more than 12 million.

Additionally, Sberbank Online mobile app is available for the leading mobile platforms: iOs, Android and Windows Phone. The number of mobile users exceeds 2 million.