Areximbak-Gazprombank Group ATMs to soar to 100 in 2013November 28, 2012 - 11:35 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Areximbank-Gazprombank Group CJSC will increase the total number of ATMs and POS Terminals to 100 and 360 respectively in 2013. Deputy director general of the bank Ruben Khachatryan linked the initiative with plans aiming to develop the card business and introduce new services. “Armenian payment card industry is in the stage of rapid development due to the competition in the banking system, with the volume of card issuance and transactions growing every year,” he said. Mr. Khachatryan further noted Areximbank-Gazprombank Group as the only Armenian bank certified by Visa and MasterCard payment systems as acquirer in the Internet, through support of Verified by Visa and MasterCard SecureCode. “This enables our clients to make online payments,” he said, voicing intention to come up with new plastic projects in 2013. Top stories Yerevan has dismissed Turkey’s demand to shut down the Armenian nuclear power plant as “inappropriate”. Armenia will loan 2.9 billion drams to Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh), according to a draft government decision. The Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan has “strongly condemned” Armenia’s decision. Kerobyan has said that for the first time in the history of Armenia, the volume of foreign direct investments amounted to about $1 billion. Partner news | Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. |