{"id":162967,"date":"2025-11-04T20:48:20","date_gmt":"2025-11-04T17:48:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/162967\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T20:40:57","slug":"alfa-bank-belarus-cards-to-remain-active-despite-eu-sanctions","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/162967\/","title":{"rendered":"Alfa-Bank Belarus cards to remain active despite EU sanctions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>November 4, <em>Pozirk.<\/em><\/strong> Payment cards issued by Alfa-Bank in Belarus, which was added to the EU sanctions list last month, will continue to operate inside the country and abroad after the restrictions come into effect on December 2, the financial institution announced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, it noted that \u201clocal problems\u201d were possible in Europe due to individual decisions by foreign counterparties regarding Belarusian cards. Apple Pay will reportedly cease to service the bank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe know how important this is for iPhone owners, so we\u2019ve designed a solution to ensure your familiar payment method remains available. We\u2019ll be releasing payment stickers in December. We\u2019re also working to make common items available as payment instruments\u2014keychains, rings, bracelets and other options,\u201d the bank stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They also announced that Apple subscriptions will no longer be available, referring to payments made through Apple ID. The bank stated that it was making \u201cevery effort\u201d to resolve this issue and recommended, for now, \u201cusing a card from another bank to pay for subscriptions.\u201d The bank also advised using the Russian Yandex ecosystem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other payment services (Samsung Pay, Swoo Pay) will continue to function, and the in-house banking app \u201cwill also remain in stores and will continue to operate,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alfa-Bank in Belarus is part of Russia\u2019s Alfa Group. The EU also included Sberbank (Belarus) and VTB Bank (Belarus) in its 19<sup>th<\/sup> sanctions package.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/274743146_4959785154081741_3369124345375064082_n-1-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/274743146_4959785154081741_3369124345375064082_n-1-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/274743146_4959785154081741_3369124345375064082_n-1-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/274743146_4959785154081741_3369124345375064082_n-1-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/274743146_4959785154081741_3369124345375064082_n-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/274743146_4959785154081741_3369124345375064082_n-1.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> \u042d\u043a\u043e\u043d\u043e\u043c\u0438\u043a\u0430<\/label>\n\n                            <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> \u041f\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0442\u0438\u043a\u0430<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">\u042d\u043a\u043e\u043d\u043e\u043c\u0438\u043a\u0430, \u041f\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0442\u0438\u043a\u0430<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Alfa-Bank plays down UK sanctions<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">October 3, Pozirk. According to preliminary estimates, the UK sanctions will not have a &quot;noticeable impact&quot; on Alfa-Bank&#039;s work in Belarus, the financial institution said on Telegram. &quot;Our cards and services continue to operate in a standard mode. Our lawyers &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/107748\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read the article<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>November 4, Pozirk. Payment cards issued by Alfa-Bank in Belarus, which was added to the EU sanctions list last month, will continue to operate inside the country and abroad after the restrictions come into effect on December 2, the financial institution announced. However, it noted that \u201clocal problems\u201d were possible in Europe due to individual [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":75,"featured_media":59647,"template":"","rubric":[21,16],"class_list":["post-162967","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-economy","rubric-politics"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Alfa-Bank Belarus cards to remain active despite EU sanctions | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"November 4, Pozirk. 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