The central bank said that in order to return to Russia, Visa and Mastercard will have to get a license again - and work under new conditions.
The director of the National Payment System Department of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation down as Baku said that no one will provide "special privileges" to payment services:.
"We didn't talk to them about this issue. They lost quite a large market. I don't know if they want it or not, but in principle, we feel quite independent under the current conditions."