Venezuelan citizens now have the opportunity to make payments using the Russian Mir platform throughout the country. This was stated by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic, Ivan Gil Pinto, whose statement was published in the official gazette. Web site Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation.
On Thursday, November 16, meetings took place in Moscow between the Foreign Ministers of Venezuela and Russia, Ivan Gil Pinto and Sergey Lavrov. After the meeting, department heads held a press conference.
“Today, the Mir platform allows you to make payments in 100% of the entire territory of Venezuela, and about 36% of all payment points accept Mir cards, almost 40%,” said a representative from Caracas during the event.
He added that currently all retail outlets on Margarita Island accept cards from the Mir payment system. This island is the largest in the republic and is considered one of the main resorts.
November 14, operator of the Mir payment system allowed Russian banks use their terminals to pay for purchases and services abroad. As the head of the National Payment Card System (NSCP) Vladimir Komlev said, this decision is aimed at improving cross-border financial transactions and does not contradict the country’s legislation.
Previously the website of the Mir payment system operator subject to cyber attack.
Source: Gazeta
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