LONDON: Credit cards issued by Russian banks using the Visa and Mastercard payment systems will stop functioning overseas after March 9, Russia’s central bank said on Sunday, adding that some local lenders would look to use China’s UnionPay system instead.
Russian-issued Mastercard and Visa cards would be accepted within Russia until their expiry, the bank said,
The overseas ban also applies to cards issued by local subsidiaries of foreign banks, the bank said.
Its announcement came after U.S. payments firms Visa Inc and Mastercard Inc said they were suspending operations in Russia, joining the list of companies that are severing business links with Russia.
The central bank added that many Russian banks plan to issue cards using UnionPay, a system it said was enabled in 180 countries.
While several Russian banks already use UnionPay, others including Sberbank and Tinkoff could start issuing cards co-badging Russia’s domestic Mir payments system with UnionPay, it added.
The corporation was founded in 2002. The State Council of the People’s Republic of China initiated the foundation of a national payment system, and the People’s Bank of China backed it.
Its announcement came after U.S. payments firms Visa Inc and Mastercard Inc said they were suspending operations in Russia, joining the list of companies that are severing business links with Russia.
The central bank added that many Russian banks plan to issue cards using UnionPay, a system it said was enabled in 180 countries and has a network of more than 1 million ATMs.
While several Russian banks already use UnionPay, others including Sberbank and Tinkoff could start issuing cards co-badging Russia’s domestic Mir payments system with UnionPay, it added.
Thousands of Russians, including holidaymakers, are stranded abroad after many countries closed off their airspace to Russian aircraft while Russia has retaliated with flight bans for many foreign airlines.
The central bank advised citizens currently overseas, to withdraw cash before the ban came into force.
This era is for digital currency and unionpay is the best
People are missing out,the Russian oil trade model,with Nayara in India – wherein Nayara in India is importing discounted Russian Oil !
Nayara = Russia
SO RUSSIA IS EXPORTING DIESEL VIA NAYARA IN INDIA USING RUSSIAN OIL ! SO THE DISCOUNT ON THE RUSSIAN SALE DOES NOT MATTER !
WHAT SANCTIONS !
THIS IS THE MODEL !
RUSSIA EXPORTS COMMODITIES TO CHINA AND PAKISTAN (VIA CHINA).BEFORE THAT RUSSIA TAKES EQUITY STAKES IN THE USERS OF THE COMMODITIES AT A VALUATION (ON PRE-COMMODITY SALE BASIS)
RUSSIA DOES NOT INJECT ANY CAPITAL
ALL SALES ARE IN YUAN
AFTER THE 1ST SALE – THE CHINESE/PAKISTANI USER,MAKES THE 1ST CALL NOTICE ON THE EQUITY ALLOTTED TO RUSSIA.THIS CALL NOTICE,IS MET MY APPROPRIATING,5% OF THE SALE VALUE OF THE COMMODITIES,BY RUSSIA.
THEREAFTER,THE COMMODITIES ARE PROCESSED AND SOLD/EXPORTED,AND RUSSIA GETS A STAKE IN THE PROFIT,AND AFTER 5 YEARS,THE LOCAL PLAYER BUYS OUT,THE RUSSIAN STAKE.
SO RUSSIA RECOVERS THE DISCOUNT IN THE SALE OF COMMODITIES AND OIL – BY SEVERAL TIMES, AND THE MONEY IS IN YUAN AND IN CHINA – THE SAFEST HUB – WHERE NO FREEZE WILL WORK – AND THE YUAN WILL STRENGTHEN VIS–VIS THE USD IN 5 YEARS.
THIS IS ALSO THE MODEL TO BE USED WITH PAKISTAN-RUSSIA – AND TO THE EXTENT THAT PAKISTAN CAN EXPORT FOOD,DRUGS AND ORDINANCE TO RUSSIA – THE TRADE CAN BE IN PKR
IS THIS THE TIME FOR RUSSIA TO LICENSE MILITARY TECH,TO PAKISTAN ORDINANCE,FOR MASS PRODUCTION AND EXPORT TO RUSSIA – VIA CHINA ? dindooohindoo
OPPORTUNITIES !