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Russian Marketplaces Open Discounts to Outside Banks After Central Bank Critique

Lawmakers call the changes a step toward self‑regulation, with regulators weighing equal‑pricing rules for platforms.

Overview

  • Ozon said its Green Price loyalty discounts will apply to cards from any participating bank on the same commercial terms as Ozon Bank.
  • Wildberries representative Evgeny Etin stated marketplaces are ready to negotiate discount terms with banks and argued against coercive regulation.
  • Sberbank’s Anna Popova criticized price differences based on the paying bank as a serious competition violation under review by the government and the Central Bank.
  • The Federation Council previously urged amendments to the platform‑economy law to secure equal access and a single price regardless of payment method.
  • VTB chief Andrey Kostin proposed treating banks linked to major marketplaces as systemically important, a suggestion the Central Bank said it would consider.