The internet company has now made about $300m in total from share sales in publicly traded payment company Qiwi.

Russia-based internet group Mail.ru has sold a 4% stake in Russia-based payment services firm Qiwi for about $80m, according to Forbes Russia.

Mail.ru did not reveal the buyers of the shares, stating only that they were mainly divested to US-based investment funds. Its stake in Qiwi now stands at approximately 1.3%.

The internet company owned a share of Qiwi as large as 25% in 2010, but has since been gradually selling off stock, receiving $73.2m for a 2.4 million share…

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