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Takes place another round of struggle around acquiring commissions of the Moscow branch of “Business Russia” has addressed in the Duma with the proposal to legally limit them. However, the deputies sent these questions to the Bank of Russia and the controller tells us to use a more economical system fast payments (SBP). According to experts, the problem is that banks have on the promotion of the SBP has no money, and retailers to invest in its development is not in a hurry.Moscow branch of “Business Russia” has sent to the Chairman of financial market Committee of the state Duma Anatoly Aksakov’s letter with proposals to “restore economic stability from financial institutions” (read it “b”). Restrictions proposed to establish by law. A similar letter sent to the head of consumer protection the Bank of Russia Mikhail Mamuta with the request to support offers of businessmen.Mr. Aksakov in conversation with “Kommersant” has forwarded the question of the Central Bank: “Acquiring stakes in accordance with the law has the right to regulate the Bank of Russia, he was endowed with such powers and have made the appropriate decision in a number of categories for the duration of the pandemic.” The independent expert on the payment card market Dmitry Vishnyakov I am sure that deputies will not change the design of the law on the National payment system where there is no direct regulation of tariffs and commissions of participants in the payments in the Russian Federation.But businessmen are not going to stop. “I as a representative of the retailers would like, of course, European rates — 0.5% and next, but we understand that Russia is part of banking services free and so is a 1.5%”,— said “Kommersant”, Moscow co-Chairman of “Business Russia” Andrey Pavlov. Legislative regulation of acquiring commissions at 1.5%, according to managing Director of the ICD Mark Baranov, and may encourage more small businesses, micro-businesses and even self employed to accept credit cards.According to the head of the Department acquiring of VTB Alexei Kirichek, limiting commissions in April and June did not lead to lower prices for those categories of goods for which it was entered. Development Director of Telebanka Irina Kuzmina points to the objective constraints that do not allow to lower tariffs, primarily due to the commissions of payment systems and the banks issuing the cards. Restrictions, bankers, hurt not only banking, but also commercial business. “Small and medium-sized enterprises rely on the services of free support from banks. When acquiring reduced rates you can expect to reduce such incentive programs, which may result in an increase in other cost items of the enterprises”,— said the co-Chairman of the Committee on payment systems of the Association of banks RRussia Alexey Maslov.The Bank of Russia emphasized many times that the current restrictions are a temporary measure. “We went for it in the current environment, given that when the online acquiring costs the banks less, and medical services today are crucial”,— said in the Central Bank. The regulator considers that the alternative to acquiring classic is the system of quick payments (SBP). “The fee that banks can charge merchants for payment through the SBP, do not exceed 0.7%. And it’s about 2.5–3 times lower acquiring rates (up 2.5%)”,— explained in the Central Bank.Accordingly, stimulation of promotion of the system lies with the merchants. Experts believe that this is the problem of the proliferation of payment through SBP — retail in no hurry to spend money to accelerate the mass launch of cheap alternatives to acquiring. Easier to complain in a major Bank, to demand lower commissions for acquiring that is already developed.Maxim Builov