Bank of Russia points to need for Mastercard, Visa to leave Russian market

TASS · 🇷🇺 public Russia · May 25, 2026 · 257 words

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Alla Bakina, a director at the Bank of Russia, stated that Visa and Mastercard should exit the Russian market because they no longer provide their original functionality. She noted that the market share of these cards has declined to under 17% as they are replaced by Mir cards and other instruments.

Propaganda risk 30%

Claims checked 4

Techniques found 2

Topics 2

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What happened

Visa and Mastercard cards should leave the Russian market since they no longer provide the functionality they previously ensured, Director of the Bank of Russia’s National Payment System Department Alla Bakina said.

Why it matters

"With regard to international payment system cards, our position is that, of course, these cards should leave our market because they no longer carry out or provide the functionality they always ensured, while the National Payment Card System continues to…

Common ground

She also said that the share of Visa and Mastercard cards continues declining in the Russian market and it is about 17% now.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Glittering Generalities: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

Follow-up questions

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Propaganda Score

confidence: 90%

Minor concerns. Some persuasive language detected, but largely factual.

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eFinder identified 2 propaganda techniques in this article. These signals explain how wording, emphasis, or missing context can shape a reader's interpretation.

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Loaded Language 80% confidence

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Glittering Generalities 70% confidence

Using vague, emotionally appealing phrases ('freedom', 'justice') without specifics.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 4 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The banks are performing the gradual substitution by other instruments, including Mir cards.”

CORROBORATED

Web search results confirm that Russian banks are moving toward domestic systems like Mir and Chinese UnionPay to replace Visa and Mastercard. Wikipedia confirms Mir was established by the Central Bank of Russia for this purpose.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The National Payment Card System (NSPK) is an operational and payment clearing house for processing bank card transactions within Russia and the operator of the Mir card payment system. It is the oper…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_National_Card_Payment_…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — EMV is a payment method based on a technical standard for smart payment cards and for payment terminals and automated teller machines which can accept them. EMV stands for "Europay, Mastercard, and Vi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EMV

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Mir (Russian: Мир, IPA: [ˈmʲir]; lit. 'the world' or 'peace') is a Russian card payment system for electronic fund transfers established by the Central Bank of Russia under a law adopted on 1 May 201…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mir_(payment_system)

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Claim 2: “the share of Visa and Mastercard cards continues declining in the Russian market and it is about 17% now.”

CORROBORATED

The claim is explicitly reported by TASS and corroborated by web search results stating that Russia is pushing to phase out Visa and Mastercard as their share declines.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Visa Inc. () is an American multinational payment card services corporation headquartered in San Francisco, California. It facilitates electronic funds transfers worldwide, most commonly through Visa-…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visa_Inc.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Mastercard Inc. (stylized as MasterCard from 1979 to 2016 and as mastercard from 2016) is an American multinational payment card services corporation headquartered in Purchase, New York. It offers a r…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mastercard

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Claim 3: “Visa and Mastercard cards should leave the Russian market since they no longer provide the functionality they previously ensured, Director of the Bank of Russia’s National Payment System Department Alla Bakina said.”

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The provided evidence for this specific claim consists of irrelevant search results (Italian government documents, a medical order form, and a Khan Academy spreadsheet). There is no evidence in the provided text that supports or contradicts the statement by Alla Bakina for this specific claim index, although other claims in the set reference her.

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https://www.sunrisedice.com/asset-bank/assetfile/80663.xlsx

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web search NEUTRAL — Introduction to the Normal Distribution. (http://www.khanacademy.org/downloads/NormalIntro.xls) 5.00. 2.00. -1000.00. 1000.00. 1.00. 4.00. 2.00. -20.00. -25.00. -12.50. 0.00. 2.35E-35. 1.00. 2.00. -19…
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web search NEUTRAL — Sezione “Anagrafica di progetto”, sub-sezione “Cronoprogramma/Costi” – “Iter di progetto”- “Esecuzione lavori”- Tipologica “raggiungimento target”. Attestazione relativa alla superficie rigenerata, se…
https://www.interno.gov.it/sites/default/files/2026-04/alleg…

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Claim 4: “The share of cards of Visa and Mastercard payment systems is "less than 17%"at present”

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Multiple independent web sources confirm that Alla Bakina of the Central Bank announced the share of Visa and Mastercard cards has fallen below/to less than 17%.

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