# How can I complete this online purchase from the USA?

**URL:** <https://forum.russiable.com/t/how-can-i-complete-this-online-purchase-from-the-usa/364>\
**Category:** Business in Russia\
**Created:** [September 25, 2026, 2:10pm UTC](https://forum.russiable.com/t/how-can-i-complete-this-online-purchase-from-the-usa/364 "2026-09-25T14:10:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![ace777](https://forum.russiable.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@ace777](https://forum.russiable.com/u/ace777)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2026, 2:10pm UTC](https://forum.russiable.com/t/how-can-i-complete-this-online-purchase-from-the-usa/364/1 "2026-09-25T14:10:30Z")

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Hello,

I’m trying to pay for a Russian-based website service. Here are the options they give me:

Yandex Pay  
СБП  
Сбер Pay  
T Pay  
Альфа Pay  
MIR  
UnionPay  
YooMoney

Is there any way I can make the payment if I’m located in the US? I tried to sign up for a YooMoney account but, even with a Russian VPN, I couldn’t register.

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**Author:** ![Jabod](https://forum.russiable.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/c57346/32.png) [@Jabod](https://forum.russiable.com/u/Jabod)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2026, 10:56am UTC](https://forum.russiable.com/t/how-can-i-complete-this-online-purchase-from-the-usa/364/2 "2026-09-27T10:56:28Z")

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Even if you had been able to open a YooMoney account, you would also need to fund that account to pay for something with it, which is not possible from a US bank card or US bank account.

I think you will find the same is true for almost all of the other payment methods on the list, as all but one of these methods are Russian and therefore subject to the banking sanctions on Russia. The one exception is UnionPay, which is Chinese not Russian, so I think you should look into opening a UnionPay account. Apparently, there are ways to fund one from a Western account, e.g. via Wise or Paysend.

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**Author:** ![Cal](https://forum.russiable.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/f1d935/32.png) [@Cal](https://forum.russiable.com/u/Cal)\
**Post date:** [September 30, 2026, 11:25pm UTC](https://forum.russiable.com/t/how-can-i-complete-this-online-purchase-from-the-usa/364/3 "2026-09-30T23:25:01Z")

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A Russian bank account would work.