Cuban banks begin to accept cards of the Mir payment system, reports TASS.
According to the agency, the logo of the Russian payment system began to appear on ATM screens. You can now withdraw money from the Mir card.
“Funds are given in Cuban pesos. The approximate ruble exchange rate for the Cuban peso when withdrawing cash from an ATM is 1.5 to 1, respectively, without taking into account the transaction commission, ”the agency said in a statement.
Formerly a subsidiary of VTB in Kazakhstan to start Issue of plastic cards of the Russian payment system “Mir”. VTB Kazakhstan serves both its own Mir cards and foreign Mir cards. Customers will be able to withdraw money from their cards without restriction on the number of transactions. In addition, customers can receive transfers from Mir cards of any foreign bank.
Currently, Mir cards are accepted in Abkhazia, Armenia, Belarus, Vietnam, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, South Korea and South Ossetia.