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6 April 2022 0 comments
The Bank of Russia introduces acquiring restrictions of 1%. Sergei Mironov commented on the situation.
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“In fact, the measure is completely logical: why do we also pay some additional funds to the bank for the use of our money ?!
In Europe, for example, bank acquiring is generally limited to 0.5%, and for some industries - even less, but in Russia it (in fact) has turned into a sales tax in favor of banks.
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But in this joyful spoon of honey, everyone somehow did not notice a big barrel of tar: that this restriction on acquiring will affect ... only some areas, and not all at all (for example, fitness and restaurant business are not there at all).
And - most importantly - it will only affect ... the Mir cards.
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So why aren't all other industries included here? What, they don't need it?
And why didn’t this affect Visa and MasterCard (after all, banks have now become easier for them: they no longer need to pay to the departed payment systems, and they take all the money for themselves).
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In general, the most serious flaw is evident. It remains to be hoped that this is only the first step, and the second will follow, bringing everything to a fair result.
I myself will begin to raise this issue in all instances where I can reach, ”Sergey Mironov summed up
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“In fact, the measure is completely logical: why do we also pay some additional funds to the bank for the use of our money ?!
In Europe, for example, bank acquiring is generally limited to 0.5%, and for some industries - even less, but in Russia it (in fact) has turned into a sales tax in favor of banks.
⠀
But in this joyful spoon of honey, everyone somehow did not notice a big barrel of tar: that this restriction on acquiring will affect ... only some areas, and not all at all (for example, fitness and restaurant business are not there at all).
And - most importantly - it will only affect ... the Mir cards.
⠀
So why aren't all other industries included here? What, they don't need it?
And why didn’t this affect Visa and MasterCard (after all, banks have now become easier for them: they no longer need to pay to the departed payment systems, and they take all the money for themselves).
⠀
In general, the most serious flaw is evident. It remains to be hoped that this is only the first step, and the second will follow, bringing everything to a fair result.
I myself will begin to raise this issue in all instances where I can reach, ”Sergey Mironov summed up