Sberbank expects to break the record for dividends
The Savings Bank plans to pay more dividends in 2025 than in 2024. This was announced by German Gref, Chairman of the Management Board of Sberbank, at a meeting with Vladimir Putin. In addition, the company develops unique technologies that have no analogues in the world. About how it was possible to solve the problem of the lack of Apple Pay and how much the terminal costs to pay with a smile — in the material of Izvestia.
What was discussed at the meeting
This year, the bank has paid almost 800 billion rubles in dividends. This figure may be even higher next year. "We have paid 787 billion in dividends this year. This is a record in the Russian market, so far no company has ever paid so much in its entire history. But we hope that next year we will break our record," said German Gref.
The bank expects that this year's profit will be about 6 percentage points higher than last year. According to Vladimir Putin, this indicates the solid stability of the financial institution.
Nevertheless, there is currently a modest growth rate due to difficult macroeconomic conditions. Some portfolios are shrinking slightly, in particular, consumer loans. Mortgage issuance rates will be about 5-7% lower this year.
Meanwhile, the bank is actively developing its own technologies against the background of the withdrawal of some Western companies from the Russian market. For example, we recently managed to launch a new payment method instead of Apple Pay. "They closed the so-called NFC port, and the Russians stopped being able to pay. We have come up with a technology to replicate this feature using a Bluetooth port that cannot be closed," said German Gref. The technology is called "Whoosh".
Face—to-face payments are gaining popularity in the country, with 1.3 million terminals installed. The cost of the terminal is only $55. Due to such low costs, they are available throughout Russia — from Kamchatka to Kaliningrad.
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