(Washington) The American payment card issuer American Express announced on Sunday “suspending all its operations” in Russia and Belarus due to the invasion in Ukraine, after similar decisions by Visa and Mastercard.
Posted at 2:05 p.m.
“American Express cards issued worldwide will no longer work at merchants or ATMs in Russia. In addition, cards issued in Russia by Russian banks will no longer work outside the country in the American Express global network, ”details the company in a press release, which specifies the end of all its commercial operations in Belarus.
More details will follow.