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Samsung Pay will continue to work in Russia, but with minor reservations


According to Samsung representatives, usersYou don't have to change your usual payment method using your smartphone. The proprietary payment system will continue to work on the territory of the Russian Federation, albeit with slightly changed terms of use.

The corresponding statement appeared in the officialTelegram channel of the Russian representative office of the company. According to the source, Mir cards still work in Samsung Pay without restrictions. You can get acquainted with the list of banks that issue suitable "plastic" at this link.

At the same time, Samsung notes that currentlysome operations may not be available to users of the proprietary payment system. Among them are payments and money transfers using Samsung Pay using Mastercard and Visa cards of Russian banks, as well as the issuance of new tickets for the Virtual Troika transport card in the Moscow Metro application. Tickets previously issued and already added to Samsung Pay will continue to work in the capital's transport.

For more detailed information about the current restrictions, the company recommends contacting the technical support of the bank that issued the card.