The Watch Boarding House Hungry Wolves 2 OnlineRussian payment card system called Mir will no longer be hosted on Apple Pay, adding to the existing restrictions against Russian economic activity enacted via Apple's contactless payment service.
The Mir suspension took effect on on March 24, according to an announcement on Mir's website. Apple also alerted Russia's National Card Payment System (NSPK).
According to The Verge, the translated announcement states that uploading new Mir cards to Apple Pay is no longer possible, and any Mir cards added prior to the suspension should stop working over the next few days.
Apple Pay has been available in Russia since 2016, and Mir has been on the service since last year. But as of March 1, 2022, Apple had taken several measures to limit economic activity in Russia on its platforms in response to Russia's attack on Ukraine. Previous measures included restricting access to Russian MasterCard and Visa holders.
This latest Mir suspension removes Russia's own internal payment system from Apple's platform, making it so both international and domestic purchases in Russia cannot be made using Apple Pay. Before suspending Mir, Russian Apple Pay users had a loophole that allowed them to still access the contactless payment system so long as they were making their purchases via Mir.
SEE ALSO: Apple says Tap to Pay is coming later this yearRussia officially bans Facebook and Instagram
Russians are downloading Wikipedia en masse as possible ban looms
Russia's second-largest internet provider cuts off Russian websites
Apple isn't the only tech company restricting Russian economic activity via its platforms. According to the Wall Street Journal, Google is also pausing a pilot program that allowed Mir cards on Google Pay. Russian Google Pay users also cannot access MasterCard or Visa, as the U.S.-based card networks have pulled out of the country entirely.
Notably, though, the lack of contactless card access via Google Pay is not a direct action from Google or its parent company, Alphabet. Because Visa and MasterCard suspended their own services in Russia more broadly, Google hasn't taken responsibility for suspensions, and hasn't itself addressed the pause of the pilot program that Mir was using.
"Google Pay is pausing payments-related services in Russia as a result of payment services disruption out of our control," a Google spokeswoman told the WSJ.
Russian contactless payment users on both Apple Pay and Google Pay have also been affected by restrictions from other international banks, a list that Russia's Central Bank has said includes VTB Group, Sovcombank, Novikombank, Promsvyazbank, and Otkritie FC Bank. These restrictions mostly affect any purchases made via Apple Pay or Google Pay by Russians while abroad, or online to stores based in countries that have taken financial sanctions against Russia (h/t The Verge).
Topics Apple Google
Donald Trump talked about space and Buzz Aldrin's face says it all
Contingencies by Lynne Tillman
Robinhood delists 3 crypto tokens, Binance suspends U.S. dollar deposits and withdrawals
PA AG Josh Shapiro's son walks in on MSNBC interview in funny clip
'The Traitors' Season 3's latest banishment has me fuming
The sustainable fashion pioneer behind drag's defiantly absurdist turn
John Legend celebrates Biden passing Trump in Georgia with the perfect cover
'Quordle' today: See each 'Quordle' answer and hints for June 13
New 'browser syncjacking' cyberattack lets hackers take over your computer via Chrome
Reddit briefly went down. What we know as the blackout protest continues.
Best Amazon deal: Save 20% on floral and botanical Lego sets
For Reference by Sadie Stein
'Elemental' review: A fiery immigration narrative and a rom
Wordle today: Here's the answer and hints for June 13
Best free ChatGPT courses
The Characters of Les Misérables are Sad by Sadie Stein
PA AG Josh Shapiro's son walks in on MSNBC interview in funny clip
Hilarious Pennsylvania memes flood Twitter after Biden takes lead
NYT Connections Sports Edition hints and answers for January 16: Tips to solve Connections #115
Horniest new emoji from iOS 14.2 to upgrade your sexting game
Steve Mnuchin threw a snowball at a New York Times reporterTrump liked a tweet about his 'great friend' being accused of sexual misconduct'Marvel's What If...?' took us to an underRose McGowan opens up about Harvey Weinstein and Twitter10 best people to follow if you want to learn how to paintTrump liked a tweet about his 'great friend' being accused of sexual misconductTrump 'cheats like hell' at golf, according to an old friend of hisStrava’s fitness heatmap has a major security problem for the military'The Other Two' is back on HBO Max and better than everNASA scientists spot troubling melting in Greenland from a planeSomeone remade the 'Lady Bird' trailer with their own screamsThis fan's picture with Matthew Broderick is hilariousTrump liked a tweet about his 'great friend' being accused of sexual misconduct10 best SpanishHow to use track changes in Google DocsHubble snaps a brilliant image of a vivid spiral galaxyState of the Union: A selection of the grumpiest faces in the audienceStormy Daniels denies affair with Trump before 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' appearanceYour next Lyft ride could be the WienermobileAirbnb is providing temporary housing to 20,000 Afghan refugees These beloved characters are still a couple in the 'sequel' to 'Love, Actually' Stephen King trolls Donald Trump with hilarious 3 Report claims all iPhones will adopt OLED displays by 2019 Forget Facebook and Google: The ad world thinks this tech giant is 'terrifying' Yeah, Twitter's watching you even when you're not tweeting The latest leak of the Samsung Galaxy S8 reveals a lot about its home button Check out this glorious map of lightning striking around the globe Russian hackers reportedly blackmailing liberal groups because no one learned a damn thing This week in apps: McDonald's, Duolingo's flashcards, and Meet by Google Emma Watson's reaction to her critics is sorta hypocritical—but a great learning moment Listen to Willow Smith sing the song Carrie Fisher wrote with Sean Lennon Michael Jordan’s words of wisdom confused the hell out of everyone 'The Last Man on Earth' kills off Trump's entire administration Looks like Hillary Clinton and the internet are on the same page about this Mike Pence email thing China releases surprisingly progressive sex education textbook supporting same It's no dislike button, but we might get dislike reactions on Facebook Messenger Behind the scenes of the new badass, blockbuster 'Wonder Woman' Two of the NBA's shortest players face off in best jump ball ever Pizza dipped in milk is the most disrespectful pizza crime yet 'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child' gets the most Olivier Award nominations in history
1.7354s , 8230.7265625 kb
Copyright © 2025 Powered by 【Watch Boarding House Hungry Wolves 2 Online】,Wisdom Convergence Information Network