Penza, 18 December 2014. PenzaNews. News disseminated by certain websites that Sberbank allegedly introduced currency withdrawal limits and plans to block international payment cards are false, says the official statement of the Penza region Sberbank department press service on Thursday, December 18.

“Sberbank has required currency cache both in rubles and foreign currency. Sberbank did not and will not introduce any withdrawal or purchase limits for currency or plastic cards. Sberbank is currently accepting and receiving international transactions normally: it did not and will not introduce any card payment limitations or limits,” it says.

The message also mentions that Sberbank maintains its high level of quality service despite increased numbers of clients.