Kevin Checks in with how Russians are dealing with the sanctions... and how the Russians have switched to the Chinese UnionPay...
The Russians are working on their own system, and I wish they would hurry up, because their card has some very cool style...
Update: I can read enough Russian to make out the words, Universalnaya Elektronaya Karta and Rossia... the logo in the upper left is U Ye Ka, or if sounded out in Russian.. "ooo yech..." which is a common expression of disgust in English. Something like the problem of Chevy Novas to Mexico ( no + Va = doesn't go) or the Japanese sports drink Cal-pis. Since the Russians haven't rolled it out, perhaps they could reduce the logo just to the Y (oo in Russian) and then the logo say "oooo" as in "ooo... I'll buy that..."
See what happens when you match one year of college Russian with the gift of ADD/ADHD?
Feel free to forward this by email to three of your friends.
The Russians are working on their own system, and I wish they would hurry up, because their card has some very cool style...
Update: I can read enough Russian to make out the words, Universalnaya Elektronaya Karta and Rossia... the logo in the upper left is U Ye Ka, or if sounded out in Russian.. "ooo yech..." which is a common expression of disgust in English. Something like the problem of Chevy Novas to Mexico ( no + Va = doesn't go) or the Japanese sports drink Cal-pis. Since the Russians haven't rolled it out, perhaps they could reduce the logo just to the Y (oo in Russian) and then the logo say "oooo" as in "ooo... I'll buy that..."
See what happens when you match one year of college Russian with the gift of ADD/ADHD?
Feel free to forward this by email to three of your friends.
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Are these cards available for US citizens, for use in the US?
I am sure they are pretty easy to get... when I was in Moscow for a mere two weeks it was almost impossible to function without a bank account. Chinese bankers are most accommodating. The big question on these cards is who will accept them?
"As code debit card merchants in the US are mostly national chain shops, merchants that accept CUP cards are located in all major cities in every American state. They are more widely spread in places frequently visited by Chinese tourists, like Los Angles, New York, San Francisco, Las Vegas, Hawaii, Washington and Huston. "
http://en.unionpay.com/englobalization/all_globzlization/enus/en_usa_a/
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