VTB, Alfa Bank, Gazprombank and Ruselkhozbank include mandatory consent to receive publication in standard documents when registering products, for which they face fines of up to 1.6 million rubles. It is usually not possible to cancel the mailing subscription separately from receiving a card or invoice. The Central Bank and the FAS mention that pre-checked boxes are illegal, and in practice, the anti-monopoly authorities fine banks for such violations in 200-800 thousand rubles.

VTB, Alfa Bank, Gazprombank and Ruselkhozbank include mandatory consent to receive publication in standard documents when registering products, for which they face fines of up to 1.6 million rubles. It is usually not possible to cancel the mailing subscription separately from receiving a card or invoice. The Central Bank and the FAS mention that pre-checked boxes are illegal, and in practice, the anti-monopoly authorities fine banks for such violations in 200-800 thousand rubles.