PrivatBank ranked 37th in the ranking of the world’s 150 largest acquirers according to the international analytical publication Nilson Report based on the results of 2024, improving its result from last year by three places.
According to the ranking, PrivatBank provided 3 billion 461.3 million purchase transactions made with bank cards.
The Ukrainian bank is 1.2 million behind Chile’s Transbank, which is in the lead, but is 154.2 million transactions ahead of Brazil’s StoneCo, which is in second place.
PrivatBank remains the only Ukrainian representative in the top 150 ranking of the world’s leading banks and financial acquiring companies in terms of the number of payments made with bank cards in the retail network.
At the end of 2024, the bank also rose to 16th place among the 20 largest acquirers in Europe.
“Acquiring is a very cool business, and we are truly a leader in this sector. It combines the needs of retail customers and business customers. Thanks to the products offered alongside acquiring, customers can buy more and sellers can sell more: credit cards, payment in installments, instant installment plans, and so on,” explained Yevhen Zaigraev, member of the PrivatBank board for corporate business and SMEs, in an interview with Interfax-Ukraine.
According to him, the bank knows its customers well—retailers and their statistics—and has even created a separate focus in the corporate segment, focused on various types of retail.
Zaigraev clarified that, unlike mobile operators, the bank does not sell anonymized data from its database, but, like any other bank, uses the accumulated data for analytics in order to make better decisions based on modeling.
“Data is, of course, an advantage. For example, thanks to this information, we have better risk models to provide even higher quality loans. Thanks to this data, we can predict, and have already created models, which products customers need or do not need. As a result, we sell with a much higher conversion rate: depending on the product, 5-7 times higher,” said a member of PrivatBank’s board.
According to him, taking into account things such as AI (artificial intelligence), the potential for using data is very high.
According to the Nilson Report ranking, Russia’s Sberbank became the world’s largest acquirer with an annual volume of nearly 52.1 billion transactions, followed by JPMorgan in the US with 50.8 billion, and Worldpay with 48 billion transactions.
The Nilson Report is a leading international analytical publication specializing in research on the global market for payment cards, electronic payments, and acquiring.
According to PrivatBank, in the first nine months of 2025, Ukrainians paid for goods and services worth UAH 900 billion through the bank’s acquiring ecosystem, which is 20% more than in the same period of 2024.
At the same time, card payments through the Terminal app increased by almost 70% to UAH 10.8 billion, and through the LiqPay internet acquiring service to about UAH 66 billion since the beginning of 2025.
The leaders of the Ukrainian insurance market in terms of premiums collected in January-July 2025 were insurance companies SG TAS with UAH 4.213 billion in premiums collected, ARKS with UAH 3.270 billion, and INGO with UAH 3.101 billion. Unica attracted UAH 2.897 billion, and VUSO attracted UAH 2.613 billion, according to the website of the National Association of Insurers of Ukraine (NAIU). It is noted that compared to the same period last year, INGO surpassed Unica, pushing it out of third place.
The top five companies in the compulsory motor third-party liability insurance market in terms of premiums collected in January-July this year are TAS (UAH 2.245 billion), Oranta (UAH 1.708 billion), Knyazha VIG (UAH 1.368 billion), INGO Insurance Company (UAH 724.1 million), and USG (UAH 619.1 million).
The leaders in the Green Card market in terms of premiums collected for the period are TAS (UAH 753.9 million), USG (UAH 651.2 million), PZU (UAH 427.7 million), which rose from fourth to third place, ahead of Knyazha VIG (UAH 216.1 million), and SK INGO (UAH 152.8 million) instead of SK Oranta, which left the top five.
There were also minor changes in the CASCO market. As before, it is led by ARKS Insurance (UAH 1.539 billion), Arsenal Insurance (UAH 1.425 billion), VUSO (UAH 723 million), which swapped places with Unica (UAH 658.3 million), and Universalna (UAH 640.8 million), which took the place of USG.
At the same time, there were no changes among the leaders in voluntary medical insurance: Unika Insurance Company (UAH 1.412 billion) remains the leader in this segment, followed by Universalna (UAH 710.3 million), INGO (UAH 646 million), VUSO (UAH 493.9 million), and ARKS (UAH 370.6 million).
There were minor changes in the top five life insurance companies in January-July. As a year ago, MetLife Insurance Company (UAH 1.693 billion) ranks first. The next places were taken by IC TAS (UAH 500.6 million), Grave Life (UAH 341.8 million), PZU Life (UAH 221 million), and Arks Life (UAH 203.4 million). At the same time, Unica Life, which was in fourth place at the end of the first seven months of 2024, dropped out of the top five leaders in this market.
As reported, as of the end of July 2025, there were 51 risk insurers operating in the Ukrainian insurance market (compared to 69 on the same date in 2024), 10 specializing in life insurance (down from 12), and one with special status (Export-Credit Agency, ECA).
Since the beginning of the year, the ADONIS clinic chain has expanded the list of medical services to 80 areas, topping the Ukrainian Business Award TOP-10 private clinics rating by the number of medical areas.
According to the company’s pre-release, in 2024, the network had 78 medical areas. Among the areas in which ADONIS operates are gynecology, reproductive medicine, pediatrics, surgery, endocrinology, neurology, and others.
In addition, in 2025, ADONIS ranks second in the TOP 10 private clinics in terms of online brand awareness (branded searches) “This is an indicator of digital awareness – how many people consciously search for the clinic’s name on the Internet. In 2024, we were ranked fourth in this category, so we moved up two positions in a year, which indicates an increase in the popularity and trust in the ADONIS brand,” the clinic said.
ADONIS also took fourth place in the national ranking of private clinics, while in 2024 the chain also took fourth place, but within the city of Kyiv.
The clinic chain also received 8 out of 10 points for the quality of service, convenience of digital services, fast communication with patients, and overall level of service. In 2024, this figure was 7 points.
“The one-point increase is evidence that the implemented changes and systematic service improvement were noticeable to patients and had a positive impact on their experience,” the clinic emphasized.
In 2025, ADONIS received 86% of positive reviews on Google, while in 2024 this figure was approximately 83%.
In addition, ADONIS in 2025 received 3 out of 4 points for the level of representation in social networks.
“This indicator remained unchanged compared to 2024, which indicates stable activity in the digital environment. Thanks to regular content and systematic work with the online audience, the clinic continues to maintain the trust of patients on popular platforms,” the medical network emphasized.
ADONIS also received the highest score of 5 out of 5 points from the expert jury from all three independent jury members of the Ukrainian Business Award, with an average score of 4.9 in 2024.
“This result emphasizes the growth of brand confidence, consistency in development, and a high level of professionalism recognized by leading industry experts,” the network said.
ADONIS emphasized that the network “does not stop there, confirming its reputation as a stable and professional medical brand every year.”
“We are sincerely pleased with the results, which became possible thanks to the coordinated work of the entire team of the ADONIS medical group of companies – people who love their work and work with their hearts every day,” ADONIS emphasized.
Experts club presents the 2024 ranking of all steel-producing countries in the world. The ranking is compiled by the World Steel Association (Worldsteel), which updates data for all steel-producing countries on a monthly basis. Below is the production data in million tons, with percentage of production in 2023 in parentheses.
Global steel production continued to perform strongly in 2024, despite fluctuations in demand and the impact of economic factors. China remained the undisputed market leader, producing 1,005.1 million tons of steel, accounting for more than half of the global total. India, which took second place, continues to increase production, reaching 149.6 million tons, while Japan rounds out the top three with 84 million tons, followed by the United States and Russia.
S&P has upgraded Serbia’s long-term sovereign rating from BB+ to BBB-, which removes its foreign currency bonds from junk status and puts them in the investment grade category, Bloomberg reports citing a statement from the agency.
The rating outlook is stable. Thus, the rating company now assesses Serbia’s creditworthiness on a par with Hungary and Romania and one notch below Mexico. The country’s speculative rating remains at Fitch Ratings and Moody’s Ratings.
“The rating upgrade reflects Serbia’s increasing resilience to shocks thanks to effective macroeconomic management, which we expect to continue in the coming years,” S&P said in a statement.
It emphasizes that robust domestic demand, accumulated reserves, and prudent fiscal and monetary policies, supported by cooperation with the IMF, allow Serbia to withstand economic difficulties and future potential shocks.
S&P changed its outlook on Serbia’s credit rating to positive in April 2024, and Fitch and Moody’s followed suit in August, raising the possibility that the country will soon receive an investment grade rating from the three global rating agencies, according to Bloomberg. Serbia became the first country in the Western Balkans to receive an investment grade rating and the only EU candidate country with such a rating. Yields on Serbia’s 2034 dollar-denominated bonds fell 70 basis points from their June peak to 5.63% as of Friday, October 4.
Since June, Serbia’s bonds have posted a 7% return, outperforming the Bloomberg EM Hard Currency Index, which was up 5.8%. Some investors, such as Morgan Stanley Investment Management, have long believed that Serbia deserves a rating upgrade, the agency notes.
Moldova’s incumbent President Maia Sandu is leading the ranking of potential candidates for the October 30 elections, according to an opinion poll presented at a press conference on Tuesday.
According to the poll, if the presidential election were held next Sunday, 30.3% of respondents would vote for Sandu, 13% for the head of the Socialist Party, Igor Dodon (who has already announced that he will not run); 6.5% – for the leader of Our Party Renato Usatîi; 5.6% – for the former bashkan of Gagauzia Iryna Vlah; 5.4% – for the mayor of Chisinau Ion Ceban, who, like Dodon, has stated that he does not intend to run.
Almost one in five respondents said they had not yet decided who they would vote for. If we take into account only the voters who have decided, 39.3% are ready to vote for Sandu, 16.9% for Dodon, and 8.5% for Usatîi.
Former prosecutor Alexandru Stoianoglo, whom the Socialist Party decided to nominate as an opposition candidate, gained 1% in the poll.
“Stoyanoglo recently announced his intention to run. He was not included in the list of presidential candidates, and this 1% is those who named Stoyanoglo on their own. It is possible that Stoyanoglo’s rating may be significantly higher now,” said Vasyl Kantarzhy, director of the CBS-Reserarch sociological company.
Speaking about the level of trust in politicians, he noted that when asked an open question about trust in politicians, 21.3% of respondents named Sandu, 7.2% – Dodon and 4.6% – fugitive oligarch Ilan Shor. They are followed by the head of the Our Party, Usatîi (3.3%), and the mayor of Chisinau, Ceban (3.2%).
At the same time, 38.2% of respondents said they did not trust any of the politicians.
The poll was conducted by CBS-Reserarch on behalf of the Institute for European Policy and Reform. The survey was conducted on June 28-July 18 with the participation of 1119 people. The margin of error is 2.9%.
Earlier, the Experts Club think tank and Maksim Urakin presented an analytical material on the most important elections in the world in 2024, a more detailed video analysis is available here – https://youtu.be/73DB0GbJy4M?si=eGb95W02MgF6KzXU
