Yandex.Money allowed to replenish foreign banks from accounts

The Russian payment system "Yandex.Money" allowed customers to transfer money from abroad, the press service of the company reports.

The company itself will not take a commission for money transfers, it will be done by foreign banks. So, for 14 European states, including Great Britain, France, Italy, Spain, as well as the countries of Scandinavia and the Baltic states, such a commission will be no more than 1%.

To transfer money using Yandex.Money, you need to choose the country of the sender and currency, after which a special requisite will be created for the translation. You can send money to this requisite via Internet banking or from an account in the bank branch. Money will come after 2-5 business days.

In addition, the company reports that the transfer with the minimum commission can be made to all identified accounts of the payment system. If the sender does not indicate the name of the recipient, then it will be possible to replenish his account from abroad with the help of an international transfer with a large commission. At the same time, in the first case, the maximum transfer amount will have to amount to 100 thousand rubles, in the second - 15 thousand.

According to the latest Yandex.Money, over 11 million bills are registered in the payment system. Since October this year, the company will work in the Russian Federation as a non -bank credit institution (NPO), recalls Bfm.ru. According to the Law "On the National Payment System" since October 2012, all electronic payment systems in Russia should work either as NPOs or as banks, having received the appropriate licenses from the regulator. As explained by Yandex, Arkady Volozh, the company chose NGOs as the most optimal option.

Earlier, Yandex.Money has its own bank card .