Customers of Russian banks cannot pay in Turkey using a QR code

QR code payment in Turkey, announced by Sberbank, MTS and VTB back in the spring, has not worked. As Izvestia found out, their clients cannot fully pay in this way through applications.

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"Payment by QR code in Turkey in the My MTS application is currently unavailable due to technical work at the partner. In the near future, the service will be available again," the service's technical support said.

VTB also reported that payment by QR code is temporarily unavailable in Turkey. Sberbank's service is partially operational. For example, in the Antalya area.

"Some terminals accept payment, but you need to ask the cashiers after the fact," the bank's support service clarified.

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The code didn't work: the QR code announced in the spring for payment in Turkey never worked.