Mir payments system adds support for Apple Pay

Russia’s domestic payments system Mir is adding support for Apple Pay, enabling banks to let customers link a Mir payment card to Apple Wallet and use it to make mobile payments.

According to RBC, three Russian banks — Gazprombank, Promsvyazbank and VTB — have confirmed they will enable customers to connect their Mir cards to Apple Pay on or soon after the date the service goes live.