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Probably should have done this before the war started.
But – but – I think those kinds of moves were avoided so it wasn’t obvious that Russia was planning on going all in and taking the entire Ukraine back.
RT:
On Sunday, several Russian banks announced plans to start issuing cards using the Chinese UnionPay card operator system.
The step, which came shortly after Mastercard and Visa pledged to cease operations in Russia and disconnect all the country’s banks from their payment systems, will enable the holders of new cards to use them for paying and withdrawing cash abroad.
On Saturday, international financial service providers Visa and Mastercard said they would suspend operations in Russia within the next several days due to the latest Western sanctions related to Moscow’s ongoing war in Ukraine. The drastic step makes the use of cards issued in Russia outside the country implausible. Likewise, cards that were issued outside of Russia will stop working in Russia.
Visa and Mastercard are the latest international brands taking harsh moves towards Russia over the Ukrainian conflict. Earlier, companies such as PayPal, Netflix, Intel, Inditex, Airbnb and Rolls Royce announced they were leaving the country’s market.
UnionPay is already on a lot of ATMs internationally. I assume most Russian ATMs already accept it.
But again, the issue is: why would you take out worthless rubles from an ATM? What are you going to do with them?
