‘I don’t believe in coincidences’ is a line you hear often in detective yarns, thrillers, and action movies. That being said, I bumped into my neighborhood “Znakhar” (the witch/seeress/healer of whom I have written about) again today, and this makes three times in one month! In the past, I might bump into her once or
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NPF Safmar: Russians Choose Online Services
Russian Non-Governmental Pension Fund (NPF) SAFMAR notes the growing popularity of online customer service. In March 2021, 71 per cent of applications for the payment of funded pension in the company and 93 per cent of applications for changing personal data were submitted through a personal account on the website and in the mobile application,
Kazan Residents Tend to Buy Cars Online
According to the results of a study carried out by one of the credit and financial institutions, 16 per cent of Kazan residents are ready to buy a car online and without seeing it before making a purchase, KazanFirst reports. They believe that such a way is much more convenient, or it could become more
Masterclass for Pediatric Surgeons Held in Moscow Region
A masterclass for pediatric surgeons was held at the Moscow Regional Centre for Maternal and Child Health, the press service of the regional Ministry of Health reported. A five-month-old girl was operated live. An entero cyst in the fetus (or the so-called doubling of the intestine) was found when observing the mother of the
Sberbank Online App Celebrates 10th Anniversary
On February 16, the Sberbank Online application celebrated its 10th anniversary. This is the most popular banking mobile app on the Russian market, its monthly audience exceeds 65 million people, and 32 million people use it every day, 1rnd reports. According to data provided by the ‘App Annie’ analytics platform for 2020, of all applications
Business | Technology | 10.02.21
VTB Launched Chatbot on Telegram
The VTB bank presented its clients with a new chatbot based on the Telegram messenger platform. The virtual assistant can instantly answer more than 1,300 questions and tell users about the bank’s services. The robot assistant can be found by the name @vtb_main_bot in the search bar of the messenger or in the official
Business | Technology | 03.02.21
Russian Pensioners Apply for Retirement Online
The NPF ‘SAFMAR‘ expands the possibilities of remote services and now an application for the appointment of a funded pension can be submitted through a personal account in a mobile application or on the fund’s website. At the end of the first test month, 20 per cent of retirees have already sent such applications online.
Business | Technology | 31.01.21
VTB Online Banking Raised Users Number by Fourth
The number of active users of the Internet Bank and VTB Online mobile application exceeded 10.1 million. Over the year, the growth was 25 per cent, the bank’s press service reports. By the end of 2022, VTB plans to transfer all products and services for individuals to online mode and serve 15 million customers via
Unique City Maps Exhibition Opened in Moscow
Residents of Moscow will be able to learn how the city developed from the time of Ancient Rus to the XX century thanks to the virtual exhibition “Cartography of Moscow“, according to the official website of the city mayor. According to the Head of the Moscow Department of Urban Planning Policy, Sergey Lyovkin, specialists have
Moscow Recognized City With Best Electronic Services Quality
Moscow became the leader in the rating of the Ministry of Economic Development for the quality of provision of state and municipal services in electronic format in 2020, the official website of the Moscow Mayor reports. According to the deputy mayor of the city, Natalya Sergunina, Moscow took first place in the ranking, having received
Russians Increased Online Spending on New Year’s Entertainment
Russian spending on entertainment and travel around the country on New Year’s holidays exceeded 22.5 billion rubles, which is 500 million rubles more than last year, according to the statistics of VTB’s Acquiring Business from January 1 to January 8, 2021, 1rnd reports. It is noted that the volume of online purchases by main categories
Christmas Fire Festival Held in St. Petersburg [Video]
The international Petrovsky fire festival “Christmas Star”, which was held online for the first time this year, was watched by spectators from 140 countries, TASS reports with a reference to the press service of the city Committee for Tourism Development. It is noted that the event was attended by recognized specialists in light and
Moscow Innovation Cluster’s Online Platform Received Award
The ‘Digital Leaders’ award was given to the online platform of the Moscow Innovation Cluster in the “Services for Innovative Enterprises” category. Now, the online platform can be used not only by individuals but also by all those who have a desire to develop high technologies. It is noted that today more than 19,000 Moscow
