Issue and service of Bank cards can be paid

Release new cards and their service can be paid, including the use of payment applications and call center, warned bankers.

This happens if you save the Bank of Russia acquiring commissions for online retail and medical institutions at the 1 per cent level. A letter with such a warning was sent by the Association of Russian banks to the government.

In March, 2020 the Bank of Russia in support of the economy at the time of the pandemic for the first time limited the acquiring of a fee: 1% for online purchases from 15 April to 30 September, and for medical services — from 1 June to 30 September.

Bankers versus restraining the growth of tariffs, and the bar 1%, according to them, leads to a loss of about 10-15 billion rubles.

the Newspaper “Izvestia”, the banks confirmed that subsidize services, likely at the expense of customers. The regulator considers that there is no reason to panic. Limitation of a fee for acquiring a temporary, according to the Central Bank.