# How to pay in Russia

**URL:** <https://forum.russiable.com/t/how-to-pay-in-russia/16>\
**Category:** Travel to Russia\
**Created:** [November 22, 2023, 10:57am UTC](https://forum.russiable.com/t/how-to-pay-in-russia/16 "2023-11-22T10:57:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![Irena](https://forum.russiable.com/user_avatar/forum.russiable.com/irena/32/7_2.png) [@Irena](https://forum.russiable.com/u/Irena)\
**Post date:** [November 22, 2023, 10:57am UTC](https://forum.russiable.com/t/how-to-pay-in-russia/16/1 "2023-11-22T10:57:32Z")

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In this post I explain the different options you have to pay in Russia today, after payment systems such as Visa, MasterCard, JCB, Maestro or American Express have suspended their operations in Russia. Cash, Chinese UnionPay cards or Russian MIR cards are the existing options.

> **[How to Pay in Russia in 2026: What Works and What Doesn't](https://russiable.com/how-to-pay-in-russia/)**
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> Foreign Visa and Mastercard don't work in Russia. The options that do: cash, Pay in Russia, a YooMoney MIR card, T-Bank, and what no longer works.