Apple Pay will no longer support Russian card payment system Mir
This closes a loophole that let Russians continue to use the service amid economic sanctions put on the country, according to a report from Reuters.
Apple officially informed Russia’s National Payment Card System that it is suspending support of ‘Mir’ cards from Apple Pay
Since March 24, uploading new ‘Mir’ cards to the service has been unavailable.
The company also notes any Mir cards previously added to Apple Pay will stop working over “the next few days.
According to The Guardian, Mir is owned by the Central Bank of Russia and was established in response to the economic sanctions put on Russia after it annexed Crimea in 2014.
This follows a pause from Google Pay, with the Android tech giant also taking steps to cut ties with Mir.
