It is assumed that such an initiative will help save Russians from collector calls and will not allow them to steal money using some means of social engineering.
This refers to cases of fraud when an attacker disguised as a client calls the bank and gives his passport details.
Initially, it was assumed that the costs will be borne by telecom operators. Now, for the creation of a system for identifying subscribers by phone number, banks will be required to pay.
“Some suggestions require discussion. Banks that are not actively working with citizens do not see any reason to participate in such an audit. Not all credit organizations are ready to spend money on this system, ”Anatoly Aksakov, head of the State Duma committee on the financial market, told Izvestia.
Earlier, Izvestia reported that 4.8 thousand illegal SIM cards were seized in Russia in September.