EghtesadOnline: The first stage of integrating the banking payment systems of Iran and Russia will be implemented in the next three months, announced the CEO of Informatics Services Corporation of Iran–a leading developer of banking and payment solutions affiliated with the Central Bank of Iran.

EghtesadOnline: Shaparak, Iran's domestic payment network, latest data shows that more than 79.5 million bank cards have been used at least once during the month that ended on May 21.

EghtesadOnline: Iranians used 73 million bank cards by Dec. 20, of which 68 million or 93.29% were debit cards, the latest official data revealed.

EghtesadOnline: Azerbaijan and Iran have started discussions on the integration of the two countries' bank cards systems, local media reported, citing the Central Bank of Azerbaijan.