Most Kazakh banks no longer service cards from the Russian Mir payment system. The reason was anti-Russian sanctions. CenterCredit Bank confirmed Mir’s refusal already on February 26.
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“No, they are under sanctions. It is not even necessary to try to find banks in Kazakhstan, these are not our sanctions, it is a “world” card under sanctions for Kazakhstan,” CenterCredit Bank explained to the Interfax-Kazakhstan agency.
Bank Forte also confirmed that transfers are not available due to sanctions. Russian cards are no longer served at Narodny Bank or Nurbank.
The services of some credit institutions that continue to provide services are limited. For example, at VTB you can still withdraw funds from Mir cards at ATMs, but the device will issue them in national currency.
There are also problems with the service at Bereke Bank: cash can now be withdrawn from ATMs and terminals, but money transfers from other banks are not possible.
In February this year, the United States imposed sanctions against the operator of the Mir payment system, the National Payment Card System (NSCP).
Almost immediately, NSPK apps disappeared from the App Store and a month later were removed from Google Pay.
Due to sanctions, banks in neighboring countries will not service Mir cards. Thus, as of March 30, most banks in Armenia stopped working with them, and from April 5, similar measures will come into force in Kyrgyzstan.
Author:
Natalia Gormaleva
Source: RB
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