Crimean authorities have promised six months to find an alternative to Visa and MasterCard – RBC

The head of the Crimea Sergey Aksenov

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Shutdown in Crimea international payment systems Visa and MasterCard to accelerate the adoption of the peninsula to the Russian payment system, said the head of the region Sergey Aksenov in an interview with NTV. Aksenov promised that all the problems in this area will be resolved before the start of the tourist season. “For the tourists in the season could be some inconveniences, but they [sanctions], we now give time to during those six months, we have created an alternative” – ​​quoted by Tass Crimea.

Aksenov expressed confidence that “in the country have a smart head in a position to solve this problem. ” “The authorities are ready to provide this assistance,” – he added.

The head of the Crimea said that the inhabitants of the peninsula off from Visa and MasterCard services affected to a lesser extent, as many have long switched to using cards of Russian banks, but visitors have problems.