08.12.2025
The Russian Export Center Group (REC, VEB.RF) has launched the alternative payment methods marketplace "Planeta" — an innovative platform that brings together verified international payment solutions into a single transparent and secure infrastructure. The platform was developed by ROSEXIMBANK (part of the REC Group) in collaboration with partners.
"Today the market offers many alternative payment mechanisms, and now they compete with each other for clients, not the other way around. However, the key issues remain – insufficient market transparency and high risks that foreign trade participants have to bear. REC, as a state development institution, has set itself the task of systematizing payment solutions and creating a safe, trusted environment for working with them," noted Veronika Nikishina, CEO of the Russian Export Center.
The payment solutions aggregator "Planeta" is a solution approved by government authorities. The platform's key advantage is security. "Planeta" combines the best alternative payment methods under regulator supervision and offers:
– secure transactions with escrow for banks and foreign trade participants with transparent selection of counterparties;
– competitive rates without restrictions on amounts, goods, or jurisdictions;
– reduction of regulatory and legal risks due to full transparency for regulators;
– more than 25 currencies, flexible schemes for large turnovers.
Other advantages of the platform include fast transactions — from 1 day, reliability thanks to government support and compliance with currency legislation, and operations in complex regions: Latin America, Africa, Asia.
Based on the platform, a new agency payment model with China is available with full compliance support for transactions, secure payments in yuan at the Bank of Russia rate, and no restrictions on amounts, product range, or risks of "stuck" funds.
