Cards of the Russian payment system Mir are now accepted in Vietnam.
The World map is now in Vietnam
Several banks in Vietnam have begun accepting cards from the Russian Mir payment system, more about this Nikolai Nozdrev, director of the third Asian department of the Russian Foreign Ministry, said.
According to him, “Mir” already accepted at some ATMs, although the network is limited. However, this allows Russian tourists to use these terminals to withdraw cash. In addition, the Russian maps “Mir” also accepted in one of the major supermarket chains in Thailand. In the long term, it is planned to expand the use of Mir cards; in the countries of Southeast Asia, Nozdrev added.
At the moment, the cards of the payment system “Mir” accepted in countries such as Belarus, Abkhazia, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, South Korea and South Ossetia. This year, the cards “Mir” began to accept banks in Cuba, also the president of the Central Bank of Venezuela announced the start of work with the Mir payment system; in the country.
Alla Bakina, director of the national payment system department of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation, previously expressed her intention to expand the use of Mir cards; in five to six new countries in 2023. She also noted that some countries are worried about secondary sanctions, but there are those who are ready to cooperate with Russia.