Published on: 2026-09-30
Source: Central Bank of Russia – Central Bank of Russia –
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The volume of suspicious transactions for cashing out and transferring funds abroad in the first 6 months of the current year amounted to 20.9 billion rubles, compared to 32 billion rubles for the same period last year.
Most significantly (more than halved, to 7.4 billion rubles) cashing out in the banking sector decreased. At the same time, the volume of similar operations outside the banking sector changed insignificantly and amounted to 8 billion rubles. Suspicious operations with signs of money being transferred abroad decreased by 35% (to 5.5 billion rubles).
The platform created in 2022 contributes to reducing suspicious transactions “Know Your Customer” (ZSK Platform), information from which is used in anti-money laundering control procedures. Over 4 years of the ZSK Platform’s operation, credit institutions have restricted transactions on the accounts of about 190 thousand unscrupulous entities with a high level of risk.
The trend of decreasing suspicious transactions involving fake individuals – drops that facilitate payments for illegal crypto exchangers and online casinos – has persisted. The volumes of such transactions also decreased by a third in the first half of the year.
Read more in the article “The structure of suspicious transactions and the sectors of the economy that formed demand for shadow financial services”.
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