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Tinkoff Bank, a General Partner of St. Petersburg International Economic Forum 2018

Tinkoff Bank, a General Partner of St. Petersburg International Economic Forum 2018

Tinkoff Bank, the world’s biggest independent online bank by the number of customers, has become a General Partner of St. Petersburg International Economic Forum 2018.

SPIEF is one of the biggest global venues for discussing global economy. Founders and executives of leading Russian and international companies, heads of state and government, business leaders and innovators from all over the world attend the Forum. Organized by the Roscongress Foundation, this year Forum will take place in St. Petersburg on 24–26 May.

Tinkoff Bank top executives have been participating in SPIEF since 2016. Represented by a delegation headed by its founder Oleg Tinkov, this year the bank is planning to take an even more active part in the Forum’s business programme.

Oleg Tinkov: “Tinkoff Bank is one of Russia’s biggest tech companies and is contributing significantly to developing our nation’s digital economy; ten years ago, we completely disrupted the way financial services are provided. Our key mission remains to capitalize on the technology and intellectual potential to create the best financial products on the market. We are happy to share our opinions and to support SPIEF 2018 as a General Partner, given that this prestigious international event is an important venue for discussing the latest trends in business and technology.”

Roscongress Foundation Director Alexander Stuglev: “St. Petersburg International Economic Forum 2017 was attended by a record number of participants, including more than 14,000 entrepreneurs, heads of international organizations and eminent figures from more than 143 countries. We expect the Forum 2018 to be at a high organizational standard as well. We are very happy to have Tinkoff Bank, an innovative company and a leader of Russia’s digital technology and economic transformation, as an SPIEF partner.”

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