The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia announced that the country’s banking network cards(Mir card) will be usable in Iran in the near future.
According to Iran digital economy annotation, Andrey Rudenko, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia, expressed hope for the launch and use of the Russian banking network cards (Mir Card) in the near future in Iran.
While expressing his hope about this issue, Rudenko said in a group of reporters that this event will completely resolve the issue of connecting the payment systems between the two countries.
Mohammad Reza Farzin, Governor of the Central Bank of Iran, met with Elvira Nabiullina, his Russian counterpart, on July 4. On July 6, he announced that in this meeting, the parties emphasized on completing the process of connecting the “Mir” system and Iran’s payment system (Shetab).
Date of use of Mir card
According to Farzin, Iranian citizens will be able to withdraw rubles from all Russian ATMs using cards connected to the Shetab system from August 22. Also, according to the plan, in the next stages of this project, Russians will be able to use “Mir” cards in Iran, and Shetab card holders will also be able to use Iranian bank cards to buy products from Russian stores.
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