Russian Regulator Focuses on Payment Processors
Key Takeaways
  • Russia’s telecommunications watchdog Roskomnadzor targeted payment processors late last week, threatening them with a blacklist if they did not remove offending links to online gambling sites.
  • The latest Russian customer reports suggest that the websites remain accessible.
  • While services like Skrill and Qiwi may avoid the blacklist for now, ultimately their ewallet services are not wanted in the country.

Russia’s telecommunications watchdog Roskomnadzor targeted payment processors late last week, threatening them with a blacklist if they did not remove offending links to online gambling sites.