Sberbank announced the launch of SberPay, which is a new system for payment services, it allows customers to pay for purchases online and offline (in outlets with Sberbank POS terminals).
The service is available for owners of any NFC-enabled Android smartphones. During phase one, offline payments can be made with Visa cards; cards of other payment processors are set to be added shortly.
SberPay is absolutely free for retail customers. Fees for using SberPay’s online payments for corporate customers are equal to charges for ordinary acquiring services and depend on the industry, revenues, and other factors.
Herman Gref, CEO, Chairman of the Executive Board, Sberbank: “Everyday tasks and interests of each customer are the top priorities all our actions revolve around. Therefore, any of our services should be simple, so that you don’t have to figure out how things work checking complicated manuals. They should also be convenient, give you positive emotions, and most importantly they need to be safe. Russia is already among the leading countries in terms of contactless payments and I’m sure SberPay will help us strengthen this position.”
Svetlana Kirsanova, Deputy Chairman of the Executive Board, Head of Retail Business Unit, Sberbank: “The launch of SberPay is only the first step toward the creation of a secure intuitive payment system for our customers. Using SberPay is easy and convenient, as you don’t need to remember bank details and can make a payment in a couple of clicks by almost instantly choosing the account funds will be debited from. For companies, the use of SberPay is also profitable and simple. On top of that, it improves the conversion rate. I believe that besides creating a new customer experience for millions of Russians, SberPay will also change the market for acquiring services and cashless payments in the country radically.”
