In which countries does the Mir card work?
Posted: Wed Feb 19, 2025 6:22 am
The payment system offers a wide system of bonuses for customers: cashback, discounts from partners, prize draws. The possibility of contactless payment is provided using Mir Pay, Samsung Pay and Sber Pay technologies.
Currently, the cards are valid in all regions of Russia - everywhere where bank cards are accepted. In 2022, due to restrictions imposed by Visa and Mastercard, the system began to be introduced abroad.
Since March 2022, an agreement on servicing Russian cards has been reached with several countries. These include Türkiye, South Korea, Vietnam and a number of CIS countries.
However, in the fall of 2022, under the threat of sanctions from the United States, many countries stopped servicing Mir.
For example, Turkey refused to cooperate, offering an qatar mobile database alternative option using the Turkish payment system Troy. Uzbekistan announced the suspension of work for technical reasons, without specifying a date for the resumption of service. Other countries have not announced the end of cooperation, but some local banks and terminals no longer work with Russian cards.
On the official website of the payment system mironline.ru, information about the geography of coverage includes only Russia; there is no data on work abroad.
This does not mean that the card cannot be used anywhere except Russia. The problem is the unstable situation: in theory, the cards should be serviced in many countries, but in fact, it is impossible to get cash from an ATM or pay in stores.
According to tourists, the cards can be used in the following countries (data is current as of November 2022):
Tajikistan - Dushanbe City Bank has suspended services, but you can use Amonatbank ATMs and terminals;
Kazakhstan - the card is accepted by Bereke Bank terminals and ATMs, problems may arise with devices of other banks;
Vietnam - payments at the cash desk and cash withdrawals are available, but there are few ATMs and devices in the country that accept Russian cards;
South Korea - the number of acceptance locations is limited, banks decide for themselves whether to service Russian cards;
Kyrgyzstan - there are practically no restrictions, there are isolated reviews from tourists about difficulties with cashless payments;
Armenia - there are no problems with cash withdrawals, but some stores do not accept cashless payments;
Belarus - no problems or restrictions.
Conclusion: if you are planning a trip to one of the countries from the list above, it is worth getting a Mir card and finding out in advance which ATMs you can withdraw money from. First of all, we advise you to study the possibilities of using the card at the airport of your arrival in order to immediately get a supply of cash. Information about working terminals can be found in your bank, as well as on the Internet from recent reviews of travelers.
Currently, the cards are valid in all regions of Russia - everywhere where bank cards are accepted. In 2022, due to restrictions imposed by Visa and Mastercard, the system began to be introduced abroad.
Since March 2022, an agreement on servicing Russian cards has been reached with several countries. These include Türkiye, South Korea, Vietnam and a number of CIS countries.
However, in the fall of 2022, under the threat of sanctions from the United States, many countries stopped servicing Mir.
For example, Turkey refused to cooperate, offering an qatar mobile database alternative option using the Turkish payment system Troy. Uzbekistan announced the suspension of work for technical reasons, without specifying a date for the resumption of service. Other countries have not announced the end of cooperation, but some local banks and terminals no longer work with Russian cards.
On the official website of the payment system mironline.ru, information about the geography of coverage includes only Russia; there is no data on work abroad.
This does not mean that the card cannot be used anywhere except Russia. The problem is the unstable situation: in theory, the cards should be serviced in many countries, but in fact, it is impossible to get cash from an ATM or pay in stores.
According to tourists, the cards can be used in the following countries (data is current as of November 2022):
Tajikistan - Dushanbe City Bank has suspended services, but you can use Amonatbank ATMs and terminals;
Kazakhstan - the card is accepted by Bereke Bank terminals and ATMs, problems may arise with devices of other banks;
Vietnam - payments at the cash desk and cash withdrawals are available, but there are few ATMs and devices in the country that accept Russian cards;
South Korea - the number of acceptance locations is limited, banks decide for themselves whether to service Russian cards;
Kyrgyzstan - there are practically no restrictions, there are isolated reviews from tourists about difficulties with cashless payments;
Armenia - there are no problems with cash withdrawals, but some stores do not accept cashless payments;
Belarus - no problems or restrictions.
Conclusion: if you are planning a trip to one of the countries from the list above, it is worth getting a Mir card and finding out in advance which ATMs you can withdraw money from. First of all, we advise you to study the possibilities of using the card at the airport of your arrival in order to immediately get a supply of cash. Information about working terminals can be found in your bank, as well as on the Internet from recent reviews of travelers.