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	MasterCard Members Association (MMA) was founded in 1995 with the purpose to coordinate a business activity of Russian members of MasterCard Int. payment system. Nowadays MMA is a leading association of professional members in the payment card market in Russia and unites 46 credit organizations including the biggest Russian emitents and acquirers. Association takes part in MasterCard policy implementation in the local market, makes proposals to change rules of payment system operation, shapes law initiatives, participates in security standards development and resolves different issues related to the creation of more profitable emission conditions, service and usage of payment cards. Members are able to form Association business activity, propose actual issues for review. Association’s activity includes work of Law Committee, Security and Risk Committee, Expert Group on ATM and Security Forum. Representatives of MMA bank-members have the access to the up-to-date information of security issues within framework of Association Committee activity; MMA representatives share online its experience and information of security issue on Association Forum. Within framework of Marketing and Business development Committee MMA bank-members participate in programs discussion to promote MasterCard product and technologies in the market.
	The Association was founded to promote the market development of loyalty programs and customer experience management, advanced client relations management technologies, and development of ethical and professional standards.
	A non-commercial partnership “National payment Council” (NP “NPC”) is a universal cross-platform for discussing approaches and development of the national payment system participants’ consolidated position in Russia. The aim of NP “NPC” is bringing together efforts of the Russian national payment system participants to ensure its stability and effectiveness of institutional and infrastructure components, consolidation of the market players’ positions regarding development, accumulation and expansion of the best practices, development and promotion of cutting-edge technologies in the Russian market. The founders of NP “NPC” are Sberbank, VTB, Alfa-Bank, Deutsche Bank, Promsvyazbank, VimpelCom, CJSC “Zolotaya Korona” and “Unistream”. Among the members are Veb, Citibank, Otkritie Bank, NOMOS-BANK, HOME CREDIT and FINANCE BANK, ZENIT Bank, Cyberplat, Western Union, Leader, UCS, Russian Standard Bank, Nordea Bank, EVROFINANCE MOSNARBANK, UNIASTRUMBANK, SMARTBANK, RSPP and ARB. Agreements on cooperation have been signed with ROSSWIFT, AODH, RATEK and NAUMIR. NP “NPC” cooperates with the Bank of Russia on ongoing basis. The Supervisory Board of the NP “NPC” also comprises of representatives of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation, Federal Anti-Monopoly Service, Federal financial monitoring service, the Federation Council, Ministry of communications, Federal service on customers' rights protection and human well-being surveillance, DIA, RSPP and ARB. The President of NP “NPC” is Andrei Yemelin.
	RBK Money payment service is a modern, simple, and convenient platform for the implementation of transfers using a variety of popular methods, including bank cards, VISA and Mastercard, mobile, and online payments; a wide network of offline branches and terminals, as well as many other payment methods. The users also have the opportunity to create and use RBK Money e-wallet, through which they can make transfers to pay for goods and services at online stores, utility bills, mobile services, and to withdraw funds to bank cards. RBK Money provides technical reliability and guaranteed protection against charge-backs and fraud when making payments using cards and any other means.
	About RISSPA RISSPA (Russian Information Systems Security Professional Association) was founded in June 2006 under the patronage of (ISC)2. Main objectives of RISSPA are development of Russian information security professional community, embracing experience and ideas sharing, spreading information security knowledge and increasing the level of professional skills for RISSPA members through webinars and offline seminars. The Association provides the opportunity of participation in professional seminars for its members, for which CPE (Continued Professional Education Points) can be claimed, valuable to the holders of the (ISC)2 and other international organizations' certifications as confirmation of ongoing education. RISSPA is a nonprofit Association and membership is free of charge.
	The Russian Association for Electronic Communications (RAEC) was established in 2006. The Association's objective is to create a civilized information society, which will have its own legal system and the codes of professional activities that are to be accepted by both the users and the companies operating on the Internet. One of the key goals of the Association is to set up a dialogue between the state and the IT-companies. RAEC is actively involved in the solutions of socially important objectives aimed at the development of the information society in Russia and enhancing the image of Russia as of the responsible member of the global information community.

	Association of Regional Telecom Operators (ARTO) is one of leading Russian associations of telecom market players and was founded in February 1995 (former name Association-800). ARTO is a non-commercial association of companies created for the purpose of coordination of business activities, representation and protection of general property interests of its members in the sphere of communications. Today the association unites 30 companies which are engaged in development and operation of mobile and fixed-line networks in RF and CIS countries. Primary goals of ARTO are assistance to regional operators in business and networks development, assistance in interaction with communications administration. ARTO effectively defends interests of regional operators, contributes to creation of liberal telecommunication environment and fair competition, pursues the policy of implementation of technical and economical integration of participants of communication development process on the territory of RF and CIS countries. ARTO cooperates closely with other specialized associations and alliances, participates in works on implementation of new technologies and services.
	Academy of Information Systems– multi-profile educational center in Information Safety, IT and others.