CAPTA list, which only imposes restrictions on correspondent accounts in the United States. Sberbank cardholders can still use Apple Pay and Google Pay at the moment. However, when making cashless payments, it is important not only which bank the buyer is a client of, but also which acquiring bank the seller uses. For example, Maxim Susoyev, director of the Ural Business argentina whatsapp number list Consulting agency, said on his Facebook page that he was unable to pay with a Sberbank card at a fitness club where a VTB bank terminal was installed.
Banks offer clients various alternatives to the disabled services. The press service of the sanctioned Sovcombank told Runet.news that they recommend “using plastic cards to conduct transactions at any retail outlets where the client is accustomed to conducting transactions using these services.” For other transactions, banks advise using remote services on company websites. All sanctioned banks provide Internet banking services.
Cards from VTB, Otkritie, Sovcombank, Novikombank and Promsvyazbank will not work with Apple Pay and Google Pay, according to a statement from the Central Bank dated February 25. The banks are included in the SDN (Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons) list. This means a complete blocking of assets in the American jurisdiction and a ban on dollar transactions. Cardholders of these banks will not be able to pay for services in online stores and aggregators registered in countries that support sanctions. Subsidiary projects of banks on the SDN list are also subject to restrictions. The Halva installment card will also not work with Apple Pay and Google Pay. The press service of Yandex.Taxi and Uber has already recommended changing the payment method in the application. Cardholders of a number of banks will not be able to use Apple Pay and Google Pay to pay for rides.