Yuri Chikhanchin

politician

Yuri Chikhanchin is a prominent Russian official, currently serving as the head of Rosfinmonitoring, the Federal Financial Monitoring Service of Russia. He plays a crucial role in overseeing the country's financial intelligence efforts, particularly in combating money laundering and financing of terrorism. Chikhanchin's work involves close collaboration with various financial institutions and government agencies to ensure compliance with national and international financial regulations. Recently, he was mentioned in relation to concerns raised by the Association of Russian Banks regarding the access of smaller banks to the internal passport verification system, which is essential for their operations in preventing financial crimes.