T-Bank plans to connect its services to the SORM by the end of 2026
T-Bank plans to connect its services to the SORM by the end of 2026 — The Bell RBC wrote in 2025 that major Russian banks received requests from the FSB to install an operational-search system (SORM), but did not specify which banks were involved.
Consensus
- T-Bank received a requirement in March 2023 to implement SORM in its 'Gorod' service, store user communications and metadata, and provide the FSB with round-the-clock remote access.
- Raiffeisenbank received a similar requirement in May 2024 to provide the FSB with remote access to online.raiffeisen.ru and raiffeisen-media.ru.
- Both banks were required to comply within three months of receiving the requirements.
- By mid-2025, T-Bank had not yet fulfilled the requirement.
- T-Bank's representative stated in court that SORM implementation had already begun and plans were coordinated with the FSB.
- T-Bank plans to complete SORM integration by the fourth quarter of 2026.
- T-Bank intends to extend SORM connectivity to tbank.ru, T-ID, and 'T-Investments' in addition to 'Gorod'.
- Raiffeisenbank attempted to challenge the Roskomnadzor directive in court one year after receiving it.
- Raiffeisenbank argued that permanent access by the FSB could lead to unlawful disclosure of banking secrecy and that such data should only be shared upon a court order.
- In both cases, courts ruled in favor of the FSB, obligating the banks to comply with the requirements.
- The requirement to implement SORM under the Yarovaya Law dates back to 2018, but not all companies fully comply or comply at all.
Points of divergence
- The Bell reported that T-Bank received the requirement in March 2023 and that the implementation was not completed by mid-2025. — tvrain
- RBK reported in 2025 that major Russian banks received SORM requirements from the FSB, though it did not specify which banks; The Bell identified T-Bank and Raiffeisenbank as recipients based on court documents. — tg_tvrain
Coverage (2 sources)
- T-Bank plans to connect its services to SORM by the end of 2026 — The Bell — Дождь
- T-Bank plans to connect its services to SORM by the end of 2026 — The Bell — Дождь (Telegram)