Gaining access to the largest number of alternative payment methods to Visa, Mastercard, and other global card brands is an increasingly important way acquirers and payment service providers (PSPs) help merchants increase sales outside their native country. To boost sales in Russia, global merchants want access to Mir, the country’s domestic-only card program. Ingenico recently became the first international PSP to offer merchants the opportunity to accept payments from the 47 million Mir cards in circulation as on-us domestic payments, which improves authorization rates. It did so by con...