Fees for cross-border payments from the Russian Federation have dropped 2-3 times

Cross-border payments have fallen sharply in 2025. If in the previous year the commissions reached about 4-5%, then this year they may amount to only 2%, said Alexey Razumovsky, commercial director of Impaya Rus. However, their size is always linked to the payment amount. The more money is sent abroad, the cheaper it will be, the expert said. In some cases, transactions are conducted through third countries.

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Alexey Poroshin, CEO of First Group JSC, agreed: in particular, the payment situation has improved this year with one of the company's closest trading partners, and the cost of transactions has decreased several times. He added: in 2024, agency fees reached 5-7%. And now there are offers for large deals already at 1.5%. Now the business transfers less for both agency (through intermediaries) and direct payments — this is due to the development of such transactions.

The demand for agency services is growing, and many offers and new companies have appeared on the market, explained Ekaterina Kizevich, CEO of the importing company Atvira, an expert in the field of foreign economic activity.

This means that the payment market has become more balanced, and Russian businesses have learned to live under sanctions, said Roman Tikhonov, director of products at fintech company Paygine.