Mastercard cards issued by Alfa Bank and Belgazprombank will stop working in European countries starting April 21.
“By decision of the international payment system Mastercard, from April 21, 2026, transactions using Belgazprombank Mastercard cards in European Union countries will no longer be available (including in online stores registered in those countries)”, Belgazprombank reports.
Cardholders will no longer be able to pay in stores and online, withdraw cash from ATMs, or send card-to-card transfers through local services.
Alfa Bank’s press service provided a list of countries where the cards will stop working: the United Kingdom, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Hungary, Germany, Greece, Denmark, Ireland, Spain, Italy, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Finland, France, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Sweden, Estonia, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway.
Alfa Bank recommends that clients currently in these countries withdraw cash from any ATM now — the bank has fully removed its own fee for withdrawing personal funds abroad, regardless of the amount. Customers can also transfer funds free of charge via ERIP to a card issued by another Belarusian bank.
