Qiwi, a leading Russian payment system, has announced of a change in its board of directors, including the appearance of former Google top executive Osama Bedier along with three other new directors.

      The former vice president of Google Wallet, a senior executive at PayPal and eBay, is seen as a key personality to take Qiwi to a whole new level.

      The number of the board members will be expanded from 11 to 12. Earlier, Qiwi announced a dividend payment worth $16.7 million for 2013, 0.32 cents a share.

      The QIWI brand was established in Russia on April 22, 2008. This became a milestone not only for our Group, but for the branch of instant payments in general. From a payment system focused on collaboration with partners, QIWI developed into a consumer service with new principles and standards of ultimate consumers maintenance.

      The QIWI brand is a family brand that consolidates several directions: kiosks, wallet, bank and even terminals of goods delivery. Our payment services qualify as highly technological though having clear usability. That is why our brand is friendly and recognizable, symbolizing comfort and arousing trust. A cartoon bird from New Zealand became the brand hero, that helps users in making their payments.

      QIWI provides everyone with convenient and accessible instruments for making all kinds of regular and requisite payments. QIWI Kiosks and Visa QIWI Wallet help to pay for services of over 54 000 providers, including state organizations, utility services, mobile network operators, banks, online-shops, remittance systems. QIWI, with the support of Visa, became the first payment service to issue virtual cards, that enable making purchases on the internet. Also, we offer our users an opportunity of applying for QIWI Visa Plastic which has a joint account with Visa QIWI Wallet and allows shopping both online and offline.