Cards of the Russian payment system “Mir” will no longer be served in Kyrgyzstan. The new rules will come into effect on 5 April.
The publication “Kommersant” writes that the country’s authorities decided due to US sanctions against the National System of Payment Cards (NSPC) – the operator of the “Mir” payment system.
At the same time, the National Payment System of Kyrgyzstan reported that “Elkart” will stop servicing Russian “Mir” cards to “minimize the risk of secondary sanctions” against the Kyrgyz payment system.
Thus, owners of “Mir” cards in Kyrgyzstan will not be able to withdraw cash from ATMs, transfer funds, make online payments and pay for purchases through POS terminals.
In addition, Kazakhstan’s Halyk Bank has stopped servicing Mir cards since the end of February.
“The last change was on 27 February, “Mir” cards are no longer serviced,” writes the Russian propaganda agency TASS.
At the same time, it is stated that the restrictions affected ATMs and POS terminals. The reasons for this decision are not specified.
It is worth noting that Halyk Bank is one of the largest banks in Kazakhstan.
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