“Cards of international payment systems Visa and Mastercard, which customers of Russian banks already have, continue to work in Russia.
The client does not need to go to the bank on his own to reissue these cards on another payment system, ”said the NSPK.
At the same time, all transactions with Russian Visa and Mastercard cards within the country are available.
They are processed in the national system.
“As the card expires, the bank that issued it will make a scheduled re-issue of a new card based on the MIR payment system,” the RIA Novosti press service quotes.
They reminded that the MIR card can be on a plastic carrier or without it.
The MIR digital card can be loaded into the Mir Pay mobile payment service, which is available on Android smartphones from version 6.0 with NFC support.
Earlier, the National Payment Card System reminded that Russians can use a joint card of two MIR payment systems - UnionPay to pay for purchases and withdraw cash abroad.
As stated in the Central Bank, Visa and Mastercard cards of Russian banks will continue to work in Russia after both American companies announced the suspension of services in the country.
The regulator stressed that cross-border transactions with these cards will not be available.