Thursday, March 16 2017 12:03

ArmInfo.VTB Bank (Armenia) provides an opportunity to its Visa cardholders to make use of a special offer, which will not only make the payment for goods and  services convenient, but will also allow saving money during trips to  foreign countries.   

The press office of the Bank has told ArmInfo that within the  framework of the special offer, the Visa cardholders of VTB Bank  (Armenia) will be able to enjoy a number of advantages when traveling  to the countries of Europe, Asia and America. In particular, they  will be able to receive up to 40% discounts; when acquiring a service  to get the second similar service for free; to enjoy cash-back in  case of major shopping; to receive gifts when paying with Visa cards  at the hotels, restaurants, cafes, museums, theatres, stores of  clothing, jewelry, accessories, perfume, confectionary; when hiking  or traveling by ship or by bus; at the spa centers, swimming pools;  when making use of VIP services; when renting a car or a motorbike,  when traveling in the balloon or by plane; when making using of  professional photoshoot services, or when paying for online shopping. 

The source says that the Visa cardholders of VTB Bank (Armenia) can  make use of services and special offers at over 70 trade outlets,  including Calvin Klein, De Passion, Best Western Hotels & Resorts,  Luxury Flight, Larusmiani, Benson & Clegg, Princess Cruises,  BCBGMAXAZRIA, Madam Tussauds, Wilson Leather, eBags, etc., which  cooperate with the Visa international payment system. 

Further information is available at:  http://ru.vtb.am/retail/akcii/visasale2017/.

According to ArmInfo's Analytical Review "Armenian Banks in Card  Business", VTB Bank (Armenia) retains leadership on the market of  plastic cards both by the number of active cards and the amount of  transactions.  By 1 October 2016, the number of active cards of the  Bank made up about 518 thsd, with almost 79% or 408 thsd being Visa  cards. As compared to the same period of 2015, the Bank increased the  total number of cards by 12.1% (the number of MasterCards grew  4.5-fold, while the number of Visa cards dropped by 4.5%.  In  Jan-Sept 2016, the transactions with plastic cards of VTB Bank  (Armenia) amounted to about 160 bln AMD (down 11.5% versus Jan-Sept  2015), including 147 bln AMD ATM transactions (up 9.1%). As of 1 Oct  2016, the Bank had 346 POS-terminals and 156 ATMs. Before 2013, VTB  Bank (Armenia) issued and served only VISA international cards. In  Sept 2013 it became a full member of MasterCard Worldwide and started  issuing and serving Cirrus/Maestro, MasterCard Standard and  MasterCard Gold cards. Along with this, the Bank serves local ArCa  cards. The Bank has a processing center of its own.

To recall, VTB Bank (Armenia) joined VTB Group in April 2004 and is  fully owned by VTB Group, the second biggest bank in Russia. VTB Bank  (Armenia) is one of the leaders of Armenia's banking sector. The Bank  has 67 branches throughout the republic.