The Central Bank has decided to no longer renew expired cards

The Bank of Russia has decided not to extend some of the relaxations introduced in connection with the coronavirus pandemic. The main one of the cancellations is the right to pay with expired bank cards.

“The introduction of this measure made it possible to protect citizens from visiting bank offices during the period of self-isolation. Today, in many regions, the population has the opportunity to move freely, and most bank offices have switched to a standard operating mode. In this regard, further extension of this measure is not advisable," the Central Bank explained.

In May, in connection with the quarantine, the Central Bank recommended that banks extend the service of expired cards until July 1. such transactions en masse . did not carry out This presented significant difficulties for banks: in a number of cases, transactions did not go through; Sberbank