According to Sberbank, five of the company's applications have become unavailable for download and updates in the Google Play store. These are SberBank Online, SberBusiness, SberInvestor X, SberBank Investor and SberInkassatsiya.
Sber has made the APK files of these applications publicly available on its website, they are located at these addresses:
Sberbank Online (APK file);
SberBusiness (APK file);
SberBank Investor (APK file);
SberInvestor X (APK file);
SberCollection (APK file).
“Please note that it is necessary to be vigilant and install Sberbank applications only through this link on the official website of the bank. To carry out the necessary banking operations, you can also use the web version of SberBank Online and other services that are adapted for use on mobile devices,” Sber explained.
Earlier, Sber said that the SberBank Online mobile application was not available in the Google Play store.
On April 6, 2022, the media reported that the US Treasury had imposed full blocking sanctions against the Russian bank Sberbank and Alfa-Bank, the country's largest private bank. The sanctions include the freezing of bank assets and the imposition of a ban on US citizens and companies from doing business with them.
On April 12, 2022, Sber announced that due to the imposed sanctions, in addition to SberBank Online, other Sber mobile applications on the iOS platform were also unavailable for downloading and updating in the App Store: SberBusiness, SberInvestor X, Sberbank Investor, Sberbank Collection, SberKids, SberSpasibo, Sber Shareholder.
In total, 13 mobile applications of the Sber development team are blocked in the Russian Federation in the App Store and Google Play.
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