After the Crimean Peninsula became Russian to the market of Finance in the region came to work 28 Russian banks. Successfully six banks lost their licenses, and sank into oblivion for almost two years in the Crimea.
According to observers in Crimea go to work small not the big banks, and sometimes credit organizations of dubious reputation. Thanks to all the West imposed economic sanctions that have affected all of Russia.
More or less normal banks that value their reputation, afraid to open branches in Crimea, as there is a high probability to get under the international sanctions, and this may cause the closure of access to world Finance to work with foreign partners. It is important to note that working in Crimea don’t want not only large private water banks “Alfa-Bank”, but even the state structures VTB or Sberbank.
When there are no major players in the market, to the Crimea to try his luck decided to come only “third-rate” financial institution. It is often small banks which have head offices in the Outback of Russia. They particularly do not claim to international financial transactions, and therefore the sanctions they don’t care. Moreover experts note that in Crimea seen banks not quite clean at hand. They were seen in financial transactions for money laundering.
To avoid fraudulent of cooperation with financial institutions in Crimea, you should first carefully read reviews about them and the services they can provide to the Crimeans. Naturally the quickest way to make on the Internet. In addition, do not miss the time to read the news in the banking sector of Crimea, and Russia as a whole.
To save you time we will try to shed light on some of these banks. For example, it is not respond well on the Internet about the activities of the “GenBank”. The owner claims were required of law enforcement officers and not only in Russia but also abroad.
Also with distrust commentators refer to such banks as “K2-Bank” “Tempbank” and “upper”. But these banks in the Crimea as “Atlantbank” and “MAST-Bank” and were shut down as a result of the fact that the Central Bank took their licence due to money laundering by criminal means.
