Visa and Mastercard may return to Russia: Aksakov expects fierce market competition
After four years of absence, international systems will have to compete with "Mir" and new NSPK solutions
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Payment may not go through: NSPC warned of possible problems with Russian Visa and Mastercard cards
Holders of old cards are advised to switch to "Mir", which will continue to operate without changes
Sberbank Closes Some Visa and Mastercard Foreign Currency Cards
Only unused products will be disconnected; active accounts will not be affected
Not a ban, but a reset: how Visa and Mastercard will be phased out
NSPK proposed to reduce interbank commissions to 0% so that banks gradually replace old plastic cards
Cards are gone, plastic remains: Central Bank believes it's time for Visa and Mastercard to exit the market
Risks of use are associated with the lack of support from international operators
QR instead of plastic: Russian banks expand payments abroad
Sber has already launched the service in Argentina and Brazil, VTB and MTS are preparing their own solutions