Nat'l Bank of Ukraine started phasing Russian software out in 2014, to replace 1C at pension fund
KYIV. May 17 (Interfax) - The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) does not currently use Russian software, the bank's press service told Interfax.
"The NBU has been phasing out the use of Russian software since 2014. Now the NBU's information network uses systems and application software from leading IT companies (Microsoft, IBM, Oracle, SAP and others), Ukrainian IT specialists and programs designed in-house," the press service said.
In the future, when the NBU considers offers to use software, the bank will check if the software designers and suppliers have been placed on the sanctions list.
The press service also said that only the corporate nongovernmental pension fund of the NBU uses 1C software in the NBU system (its uses it only offline without updates from the designer).
"The corporate nongovernmental pension fund of the NBU has no relation to operations of the NBU and it is not threatening to its financial stability. Nevertheless, taking into account the imposed sanctions, soon the NBU would consider the switch to similar software of Ukrainian or international designers by the fund," the press service said.