The head of the NSPK considered exaggerated fears about the operation of Mir cards abroad

NSPK continues to work with partners in Kazakhstan, and in Turkey there is no catastrophic decline in the volume of Mir cards, Komlev said.Earlier, a number of banks in these countries stopped accepting cards of the Russian payment system.

The level of fear and noise around the Mir payment system abroad is somewhat exaggerated, said Vladimir Komlev, HEAD of the National Payment Card System (NSPK; Mir card operator), as part of the Banks of RUSSIA - XXI Century forum, RBC correspondent reports.

“I can say that even with regard to Kazakhstan, we continue to work with partners. [Turkey] is the most painful topic. Of our five partner banks, two banks are commercial banks. They suspended cooperation, we were notified about this,” Komlev said.

The remaining three banks "continue to work to varying degrees: someone works with cards of Russian sanctioned banks, someone works with all banks." “There is no catastrophic decline in volumes in Turkey. it happened, they fell a little. But to say that it has decreased by 5-10 times, no, there is no such thing. Cards in Turkey continue to work. Certain difficulties have appeared for the citizens. The number of infrastructure points for accepting Mir cards has decreased,” said the head of the NSPK.

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There are no changes yet for other countries, Komlev continued. “Vietnam, BDVI Bank stopped working with the Mir payment system. We have been informed about this for a long time. And a number of other moments when something has changed or happened a long time ago, now in the current situation they are beginning to somehow highlight it, ”he said.

According to the head of the NSPK, such moments “do not add optimism to the overall picture, although the situation has not changed so much for the worse.” “The latest statement from the US Treasury has not made things easier for us,” Komlev added.

Difficulties with the acceptance of part of the cards in Turkey at the NSPK were reported in mid-June. Then Komlev warned that Turkish acquiring banks may not accept cards from the Russian payment system if the bank that issued it is under Western sanctions.

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And in September, two large private banks in Turkey - Isbank and Denizbank - stopped accepting Mir cards. Isbank explained that they decided to suspend cooperation with the payment system, because they saw a warning from the US Treasury. The warning stated that financial institutions that enter into new or expand existing agreements with the NSPK "at the risk of supporting Russia's efforts to circumvent US sanctions."

Following two Turkish banks, Mir cards were no longer accepted by Kazakhstani Halyk Bank and Vietnamese BIDV.