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Turkish banks forced to drop Mir as US sanctions pressure grows
The US has been applying considerable pressure on countries it sees as helping Russia evade the sanctions placed on it...
JCB completes exit from Russia but Mir stands strong
First it was Visa and Mastercard, then American Express and Discover followed suit, noting that Discover and Diners Club International...
Russian national payment system Mir now available in South Korea
BC Card, the biggest payment processing company in South Korea, has done a deal with NSPK, a Russian national payment company,...
Russia’s Mir demonstrates excellent growth supported by State mandates
Mir – a payment service provider introduced in Russia in late 2015 – is carving a place in the market...
Domestic payment card schemes create unique ecosystem in many countries
Cards only carrying domestic payment card schemes branding accounted for 12% of all payment cards worldwide in 2018. This sector has...
Russia’s MIR payment network expands into Tajikistan
The acceptance of MIR National Payment System cards has been announced in Tajikistan, opening up access to Russians who live...
Russian national payment system MIR set sights on European expansion
MIR, the Russian payment system, launched in response to European and US sanctions, is reported to be preparing for launch...
Continued growth in China cements UnionPay as the world’s largest card scheme
New research shows that there were 16 billion payment cards in circulation at the end of 2018, up by 10%...