Russia’s National System of Payment Cards (NSPC) has signed an agreement with American Express on issuing co-badged card Mir.

Under the terms of the agreement, the Mir-AMEX co-badged cards will be accepted as cards of the Mir payment system across Russia, and as AMEX cards within the American Express infrastructure, TASS reported.

The card issuance marks a significant stage in the development of Russia’s Central Bank-owned NSPC. The pilot issuance is expected to be executed in December 2015.

Previously, NSPC has inked deals on Mir co-badged card with two other international payment systems, namely MasterCard as well as Japan Credit Bureau (JCB).

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