Areximbank-Gazprombank Group to boost ties with VISA payment systemMarch 12, 2014 - 13:43 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Areximbank-Gazprombank Group CJSC will continue active cooperation with VISA international payment system, the bank’s deputy general director said. According to Ruben Khachatryan, since 2002, Areximbank has issued over 102000 VISA cards. "Only in 2013, the bank issued 12000 VISA cards, with the card-related turnover at non-Arexmibank ATMs totaling 25%, up from the 2012 results, while the turnover at the bank's ATMs grossed 23% against last year's results. The sector of payment cards service points is also showing active improvement, with 78 ATMs, 30 cash points, 249 trade terminals and 26 virtual terminals established as of Dec 12, 2013," the bank's official said. At present, Areximbank-Gazprombank Group CJSC is among Armenian banking system leaders in card business sector. The bank offers a range of modern technologies including e-bank system, Telecard system which allows a card holder to track account balances via text messages, card-to-card transfers, internet acquiring, among others. Areximbank-Gazprombank Group CJSC is the principal member of VISA and MasterCard international payment systems, a member of ARCA local payment system. The bank emits VISA Electron, VISA Classic, VISA Gold, VISA Business, Maestro, MasterCard Standard and MasterCard Gold cards as well as 2 products of the ARCA system: Сlassic and ARCA pension cards. 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. |