Tinkoff Bank is testing the function of calls from a mobile application

Tinkoff Bank is developing a function for calling numbers of Russian operators directly from a banking application, two sources in the company told Vedomosti. With its help, calls can be made from the virtual number of the mobile operator (MVNO) Tinkoff Mobile without issuing a SIM card, Vedomosti’s interlocutor specified. According to one of the sources, while the function is being tested by bank employees behind closed doors. When it can become available to users, he did not specify.

“We are testing on a small number of employees the functionality for a mobile application, similar to the functions of WhatsApp (included in Meta, recognized as extremist and banned in Russia. – Vedomosti) and WiFi calling,” a bank representative confirmed. Further decisions will be made based on the results of the test, he added.