OREANDA-NEWS. The Bank of Russia and JSC NPCS have announced the issue of the first cards of the national payment system Mir.

As of today, 35 Russian banks have joined the payment system Mir, seven of them have tested the basic functions of the new card in their infrastructure: cash withdrawal and deposition through ATMs, payment for goods and services, fund transfers between cards. Another group of banks is to complete tests till the end of 2015.

The list of banks, which have joined the PS Mir, is published on the official website of the National Payment Card System (JSC NPCS).

JSC NPCS was founded on 23 July 2014, the Bank of Russia holds 100% of its shares. From 1 April 2015, domestic operations with cards of all payment systems, including the international ones, are processed by the NPCS operation and clearing centre.

The Bank of Russia commemorated the first issue of cards Mir with a silver coin in denomination of 3 rubles. The coin has an unusual rectangular shape with rounded corners and its reverse side depicts the payment card Mir with the details typical of payment cards. The mintage of the coin is 5,000 pcs.