The list of countries is expanding
First Deputy Chairman of the Bank of Russia Olga Skorobogatova, speaking at Financier’s Day as part of the “Russia” exhibition, said that many countries have expressed a desire to organize the acceptance of “World” cards. for citizens of the Russian Federation.
«Many countries where tourism is developed want to organize the acceptance of cards „World“ for our citizens», — said Olga Skorobogatova.
As TASS writes, today cards of the «Mir» payment system accepted in Cuba, Abkhazia, Armenia, Belarus, Vietnam, Kazakhstan, Venezuela and other countries.
At the end of December, the Central Bank of the Russian Federation announced that cards of the national payment system «Mir» for the first time occupied more than half of the payment card market in Russia.
In the fall, Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation Andrei Rudenko, on the sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF), confirmed that the «World» may appear in India, China and other Southeast Asian countries.