Citizens of the Russian Federation cannot use them when paying with foreign credit cards in the European Union, without the right to confirm the right to legal residence in the country, he writes. VPost Referring to Russian tourists.
It is noted that such conditions are imposed by car rental companies in Italy and Germany. One of the VPost interlocutors said that when trying to rent a car at Milan airport with a Visa card issued by a Kazakh bank, he was asked to present a proof of residency.
According to the publication, in the summer of 2022, when entering the European Union, controlling the border control, the Russians began to selectively control the availability of funds during the entire stay.
Golden Crown payment system announced mandatory to reject in cross-border transfers from cards of sub-sanctioned Russian banks, due to the requirements of partners making direct payments in other countries. Previously, customers of Tinkoff, Alfa-Bank and other credit institutions complained that they could not send money abroad when using Corona Pay. Read more in the article “socialbites.ca”.