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February 21 2024 QIWI Bank's banking license was revoked by the Central Bank of Russia due to non-compliance with regulatory requirements, leading to the suspension of the Contact payment system.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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