SBI Holdings, Inc, a 100% shareholder of SBI Bank, announced that its Singapore subsidiary SBI Ven Holdings Pte. Ltd. (with the head office in Singapore) has entered into a corporate investment agreement with QPlatform, the operator of the fintech platform and a subsidiary of QIWI plc, Russia's largest payment service provider.

The communication group Dentsu Aegis Network presented the results of the second part of the annual global study of the digital economy and its impact on society Digital Society Index 2020. Experts have found out how people around the world relate to the use of personal data and assess the level of their vulnerability in the digital environment. The survey was conducted in March-April 2020 among 32 thousand people in 22 countries, including Russia.

According to telecom operators, the coronavirus pandemic has accelerated the formation of digital habits of Russians and digitalization itself in general. On the one hand, the regime of self-isolation provoked an increase in demand for distance learning, entertainment, communication and on the other - for non-verbal communication. Besides, sitting at home increased the request for immersiveness and contactless.

Eset, an international information security expert, has discovered the Evilnum spyware program targeting fintech companies and their customers.

The American company Comtech EF Data, a manufacturer of equipment for satellite communications, made Andrey Dmitriev a sales director in Russia and the CIS. At the same time, he received the same job position at Comtech Xicom Technology (this firm produces tube amplifiers for satellite communications). Both companies are part of Comtech Telecommunications Corp. with a headquarter in Melville (New York, USA) and haven’t been represented in Russia yet.