Electronic means of payment
An electronic payment instrument — a means (or method) issued (provided) in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation, allowing a client of a money transfer operator to issue, certify and transmit instructions for the purpose of carrying out money transfers within the applicable forms of non-cash transactions using information and communication technologies, electronic data carriers, including payment cards, as well as other technical devices1.
Criminal Code of the Russian Federation dated 13.06.1996, as amended on 2025-07-05, Article 187, paragraph 2#2 // Official Gazette of the Russian Federation. 1996. No. 25. Article 2954. ↩