“These are the expected actions of the Central Bank, because we see that recently there have been more cases of various illegal transactions involving the use of p2p payments,” explained Tverdokhleb.

According to him, such measures can only be welcomed.

“I think this will make life more difficult for those who conduct illegal operations,” the economist said.

He also expressed confidence that these restrictions will not affect the lives of ordinary citizens in any way.

Earlier, it was reported that the Bank of Russia plans to strengthen control over illegal operations of online casinos and bookmakers.

The regulator explained that it plans to collect anonymized data from those banks that provide payment services for individuals only if there is a risk of using their platforms for illegal operations of online casinos and bookmakers.