According to him, this is planned as part of a strategy to increase financial affordability.

“Within its framework, a special road map has been developed for Crimea, which also includes the possibility of a“ cashout ”in stores,” he said.

Mamuta added that the timing of the launch of the service depends on when the banks participating in the experiment are ready for this.

Earlier, the vice-president of the Association of Banks of Russia Alexey Voylukov said that Russian banks plan to expand the whole country cash withdrawal project at stores.