The Mir card operator has approved the acceptance of payments by Russian banks abroad

The National Payment Card System (NSCP, card operator Mir) approves the use by Russian banks of their terminals for payments abroad, stated RBC head of the NSPK Vladimir Komlev. He clarified that the NSPK can provide banks with additional clarification on this issue in order to eliminate uncertainty when accepting such payments.

Due to sanctions, it became impossible to pay for purchases abroad with Russian cards, which is why banks began installing terminals to accept their cards in other countries. According to Mr. Komlev, promoting payment QR codes or organizing payments through POS terminals abroad “in general does not contradict Russian legislation” and the rules of the Mir payment system

“We understand that in the current conditions, banks and fintechs take on quite high financial and other risks. Therefore, on our part, in such a situation, it would be more correct, within the framework of our rules, to at least not prohibit this trend. There may be certain explanatory measures on our part that comply with our rules, which will allow banks to feel more secure and confident,” said the head of the NSPK at the Finopolis forum.

A representative of the Central Bank (CB) told RBC that the regulator “generally supports decisions that are aimed at developing cross-border transactions.”

In June “World” cards started taking in the terminals of trade and service enterprises in Venezuela. In August, several banks in Vietnam started accept Mir cards. In Myanmar calculated start accepting these cards in October. Russian Central Bank saidwhich plans to roll out “World” cards to five to six new countries in 2023.

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