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Russian Banks Seek Tie-Up With China’s UnionPay After Card Ban

by CBDC Insider
March 7, 2022
in Asia, Business, Europe
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Russian Banks Seek Tie-Up With China’s UnionPay After Card Ban

FILE PHOTO - Chinese visitors walk past a sign for China UnionPay outside a pawnshop in Macau, in this picture taken November 20, 2013. Picture taken November 20, 2013. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu/File Photo

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Some Russian banks would look to use China’s UnionPay system after credit cards issued using the Visa and Mastercard payment systems stop functioning overseas after March 9 due to sanctions, Russia’s central bank said on Sunday.

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.

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Its announcement came after the two large US payments firms said they were suspending operations in Russia, joining the list of companies that are severing business links with the country after it invaded Ukraine.

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.

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.

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