Qiwi
Russian electronic payment service
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August 27 2024 | The general meeting of shareholders approved the renaming of the holding company from Qiwi PLC to NanduQ PLC. |
February 22 2024 | Moscow Exchange excluded Qiwi's depositary receipts from its indices. |
February 21 2024 | QIWI Bank's banking license was revoked by the Central Bank of Russia due to non-compliance with regulatory requirements, leading to the suspension of the Contact payment system. |
2023 | Qiwi group separated Russian and international business to avoid NASDAQ delisting, with Qiwi JSC controlling Russian operations and Qiwi plc overseeing Kazakhstan business. |
July 26 2023 | At the Bank of Russia's request, Qiwi Bank limited cash withdrawals to 1,000 rubles per month. |
2021 | Andrey Protopopov, previously head of the Payment Segment, was appointed CEO. |
2021 | QIWI sold its stake in the Tochka joint venture to Otkritie Bank for 4.95 billion rubles. |
August 2021 | By presidential order, Mobile Card was chosen as the exclusive center for accounting betting transfers, not Qiwi. |
June 2018 | QIWI Group, Otkritie Bank, and Tochka announced the creation of a joint venture Tochka JSC to develop financial services for entrepreneurs in Russia. |
October 2017 | QIWI bought the rights to the brand and software of banking services Rocketbank and 'Tochka' from Otkritie Bank. |
June 2017 | Co-founder Andrei Romanenko left the management of the company and sold his stake. |
July 2015 | QIWI Group became 100% shareholder of CONTACT money transfer system. |
2013 | QIWI went public on the NASDAQ, with shares trading at $17 per share. |
November 2012 | Visa and QIWI signed a global partnership agreement, transforming QIWI Wallet into a co-branded Visa QIWI Wallet. |
2011 | A technical advisor allegedly mined 500,000 bitcoins using Qiwi terminals, though Sergey Solonin denied the claim. |
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