Abstract
The authors studied the term corruption and clarified the concepts of “prevention of corruption” and “the fight against corruption” in relation to the financial and credit sphere. The organizational and legal causes and types of manifestations of corruption risks in the banking sector are determined. The forms and consequences of the implementation of corruption risks in the banking system of Russia, the main trends and development prospects of this area of market turnover are analyzed. The most dangerous examples of corruption schemes involving employees of credit organizations are given. The possibility of corruption prevention based on the introduction of the legal framework “conflict of interest” is investigated.