Under Threat of Ban, Qiwi Says It Has Business As Usual
CoinTelegraph has reached Qiwi for comments and they assured us that all necessary actions have been taken to correct information on the website. The largest among payment market players in Russia include, beside Qiwi and Skrill, Yandex.Money, WebMoney, and PayPal. Are their businesses under threat too? Official notice. Roskomnadzor, Russian state authority that oversees all media in the country, has issued an official warning to block payment systems Qiwi along with Skrill for alleged provision of payment services for illegal online casinos. Services were given 3 days time period to....
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