The expert assessed the possible revocation of licenses from 30 banks due to online casinos

On Thursday, August 26, the head of the Sodeystvie Group of Companies Alexei Lashko commented to Izvestia on the forecasts of experts about the possible termination of the activities of about 30 banks due to the fight against online casinos. So, he stressed that earlier credit organizations earned money by cashing money, which is not currently available, as well as by transferring them to other countries, which, according to him, is no longer relevant. Another source of income is participation in online casinos. “Gambling” is a very profitable business, that is, those who organize it share it with banks so that they can receive a flow of money, ”Lashko explained. The central bank, he said, is closing this opportunity for bankers. Thus, state banks, competing for good corporate clients, continue to make money on loans, since they have cheap funding and a wide network of branches. Large banks also use preferential currency conversion rates. “What is left for small banks to do? They get rejected applications, which means that the burden on capital on issued loans will be great. High-margin transactional income is also closed. Only narrow niches remain, ”he stressed. Lashko warned that in the event of a lockdown for about three months and a decrease in the real estate market by another 20%, the volume of objects put up for sale would increase and mortgage defaults would begin. One of the factors that can lead to such consequences is the fact that the majority of citizens bought apartments in 2020-2021 at a very expensive cost and with a low down payment. Earlier on the same day, a review by the Expert RA rating agency was published, according to which in April-June 2021 the Bank of Russia forcibly revoked or canceled licenses at the request of 20 financial institutions, which is 2.5 times more than in the first quarter. Over the past four quarters, 51 credit institutions have left the market, including 31 on regulatory grounds. As the managing director of the agency's validation department, Yuri Belikov, explained, the revocation of licenses on regulatory grounds is involvement in suspicious transactions. Within the framework of this classification, the expert identified a new segment - non-bank credit organizations that serve gambling, betting and cash settlement services for bookmakers. According to the agency's forecast, in the next 12 months, up to 30 banks will be in the zone of increased risk of business cessation. This is 8.7% of the current market participants - 343 credit institutions. The list of "vulnerable" players and possible reasons for leaving were not disclosed.

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