“Now we are at the discussion stage and are working on the possibility that Sberbank will provide its platform for state services. We will be able to arrange the issuance of electronic passports, if such an opportunity is provided to us by the state and the legislation of Russia, ”he said in an interview with RIA Novosti.
The representative of Sberbank recalled that the financial institution works closely with government agencies and provides the opportunity to arrange a number of government services through the Sberbank Online application.
“You can get an income tax refund to an individual - before, a separate appeal to the IFTS was required, now it’s enough to fill out an application in your application. Perhaps the next step will be the issuance of electronic passports, ”said Vedyakhin.
In July, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Maxim Akimov announced that by 2022 the issuance of paper passports would be completed in Russia.
The newspaper "Izvestia" wrote that the electronic passport of the Russians will receive a new generation chip that allows you to store twice as much information as compared to existing counterparts.
State Duma deputy, member of the committee on labor, social policy and affairs of veterans Svetlana Bessarab in an interview with the FAN commented on the results of a VTsIOM survey, which showed an unwillingness to almost 60% of Russians to issue electronic passports.