Russian banks have for unknown reasons been denied access to Russians’ passport data in the Interior Ministry database

Russian banks have for unknown reasons been denied access to Russians’ passport data in the Interior Ministry database. It is used, among other things, for decisions on loans

Since April 15, all Russian banks have been unable to access Interior Ministry databases to verify passports through the System of Interagency Electronic Interaction (SMEV), Forbes writes, citing sources. . According to a Forbes source, the shutdown has affected all banks, and the timeframe for restoring access is unknown.

A message from SMEV customer support says that “many complaints are coming in about lack of access,” but that “the access control mechanism is functioning correctly.” The cause of the disruptions is described as actions by the owners of the relevant types of information.

The Ministry of Digital Development also said that SMEV is functioning correctly and that the problems were caused by actions by “the owners of the relevant types of information.” The ministry did not specify what those actions were.

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