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, key problems remain — insufficient market transparency and high risks that participants in foreign economic activity 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," said Veronika Nikishina, General Director of the Russian Export Center.
The payment solutions aggregator "Planeta" is a solution approved by government authorities. The key advantage of the platform is security. "Planeta" combines the best alternative payment methods under regulatory supervision and offers:
– secure transactions with funds escrow for banks and foreign trade participants with transparent counterparty selection;
– 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 and flexible schemes for large turnovers.
Other advantages of the platform include payment speed — from 1 day, reliability thanks to government support and compliance with currency legislation, as well as work with complex regions: Latin America, Africa, Asia.
Based on the platform, there is a new agency model for settlements with China with full compliance support for transactions, secure payments in yuan at the Bank of Russia rate, and no restrictions on amounts, product nomenclature, or the risk of "stuck" funds.
