Russian entrepreneurs have increased the turnover of cross-border payments in 2025

Representatives of medium and small businesses from among VTB Bank's clients increased the volume of international transfers by 68% in 2025. At the same time, the number of companies working with foreign partners increased by 30%. This was announced by Yulia Kopytova, Head of the Department of Analysis, Coordination and Product Development, Senior Vice President of VTB, at the TransRussia 2026 exhibition.

"In 2025, VTB's portfolio of foreign trade contracts for medium and small business clients grew by 66%," Kopytova said. Among other things, companies of medium and small businesses focused on Asia have contributed to the development of international settlements, VTB noted.

VTB provides foreign economic activity participants with settlement opportunities through its own network of foreign divisions in China, India, Vietnam, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Belarus and Armenia. The bank stressed that VTB is developing the infrastructure for direct payments, launching special products to support foreign economic activity at each stage of the transaction and gradually reducing tariffs. In particular, the commission for direct payments to China in 2025 was reduced by almost 20%.

VTB remains the leader of the Chinese direction in the SMB segment. Recently, SMB's customers have access to a supplier database to find trusted partners interested in working with Russia. In addition, through online banking, you can send a request for priority processing of documents of a foreign partner and opening an account for him at the bank's branch in Shanghai.

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