“Sberbank is exploring the possibility of issuing a MIR-UnionPay co-badged card.
We will inform you about the launch dates later, ”RIA Novosti reports.
The MIR - UnionPay card is accepted both in Russia and in other 180 countries that support work with the UnionPay payment system.
The fact that Russians can use a joint card of two MIR payment systems - UnionPay to pay for purchases and withdraw cash abroad, was previously recalled in the National Payment Card System.
As stated in the Central Bank, the cards of the international payment systems Visa and Mastercard of Russian banks will continue to work in Russia after both American companies announced the suspension of the provision of services in the country.
The regulator stressed that cross-border transactions with these cards will not be available.