Visa and MasterCard payment systems answered the ability to disable services in Russia. So far, they continue to work in the usual mode, RBC reports.
Earlier in April, about the possible disconnection of Russia from payment systems spoke in the Kremlin. “We can confidently state one thing: in certain forms of restrictions on Russia are used by a number of states that pursue the goal illegal from the point of view of international law to the consideration of Russia,” said the press secretary of President Dmitry Sandas. According to him, the domestic system “Peace” could be an alternative.
In the Horses, such an idea was supported. As Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Information Policy, Information Technologies and Communication Andrei Chimnets, “Peace” – a potential competitor Visa and Mastercard. The deputy believes that the creators of the “World” need more actively impose their conditions abroad.
Central Bank, in turn, reassured Russians about the possible disconnection of the country from the main international payment systems. The risks for shutdown are currently not observed there.