So, interchanging (part of the acquiring commission, the general tariff for accepting cards, which the bank charges from the store) for supermarkets will increase from 1 to 1.3% of the cost of goods.
In addition, preferential programs for furniture stores, household appliances, and courier services will be phased out.
Now the interchanging for them is 1-1.65%, after changes it will vary from 1.5 to 2.3% depending on the category of the card with which the payment was made.
Visa explained that it periodically revises rates and changes in existing programs are aimed at bringing the rate policy in line with market realities.
The representative of the company emphasized that interchanging is not the income of the payment system, it is received by the issuing bank and directed to the development of the payment infrastructure.
According to him, thanks to this, the Russian payment market has become one of the most innovative in the world, and last year the volume of contactless payments almost doubled.
Earlier, Visa commented on the decision of the Wildberries online retailer to reduce the prices of goods when paying using Russian payment systems - MIR cards, the Fast Payment System (FPS) and the SberPay service.