State corporation Deposit Insurance Agency (DIA) announced the start of payment of insurance compensation to Qiwi Bank depositors on February 29.
On February 21, the bank lost its Central Bank license.
An official message is published on the DIA website with information on the start date of payments, place, time, form and procedure for accepting applications for compensation.
Investors will receive insurance compensation through Uralsib Bank.
To receive a refund by personally contacting the agent bank (Uralsib), the depositor must present a passport and fill out a compensation payment application form.
Qiwi Bank depositors who live outside populated areas where Uralsib has branches can submit an application for payment of DIA compensation by mail.
Payment of compensation will continue until the date of completion of the liquidation procedures in relation to Qiwi Bank.
Since February 29, depositors can use the information services of the DIA on State Services and receive information about the amount of compensation due and paid. Starting March 19, it will be possible to submit an application for payment of compensation in electronic format through Gosuslugi.
According to the register of liabilities of Qiwi Bank, about 20.2 thousand depositors can apply for payment of insurance compensation in the amount of 4.3 billion rubles, including 10.9 thousand individual entrepreneurs – in the amount of 1 .88 billion rubles and 9 thousand legal entities – in the amount of 2.41 billion rubles.
Insurance compensation will be paid in 45 constituent entities of the Russian Federation. 152 structural divisions of Uralsib will be used for payments.
- On February 21, the Bank of Russia revoked Qiwi Bank’s banking license. After this, Qiwi wallet replenishment turned out to be unavailable and the payment system also blocked the withdrawal of funds. Customers of other banks cooperating with Qiwi also had problems. The Central Bank, as well as the DIA, later stated that Qiwi Bank, according to preliminary estimates, has sufficient funds to return money from electronic wallets.
- The DIA identified about 9.3 million wallets in Qiwi Bank with a total amount of funds of 4.4 billion rubles.
- It was also previously reported that Tochka Bank would purchase its clients’ funds remaining in Qiwi Bank for 8 billion rubles. The bank plans to make the first payments on March 5.
Author:
Anastasia Marina
Source: RB
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