ArmInfo.On the eve of the New Year holidays, VTB Bank (Armenia) together with the world leader in digital payments Visa continues to develop non-cash payments in the country, offering all Visa cardholders to participate in the promo # whendreamscometrue. The main prize - a magical trip to Parisian Disneyland - 2 tourist packages (each package for two), and among the 100 most active participants will be raffled prizes - 8 mini iPads.
According to the press service of the Bank, the promo is valid for active and connected Visa holders of VTB Bank (Armenia) during the period of the action, which carried out from 15.11.2017 to 15.02.2018 inclusive the largest number of non-cash transactions for the amount of 300 thousand drams or more (including Internet- stores, except for communal and other non-cash transactions, carried out through ATMs and Internet sites).
To win prizes, the Bank, in the presence of customers, will hold a lottery where the winners of the action will be determined through random selection. The drawing will be broadcast live.
With detailed conditions for conducting the action, # whendreamscometrue, you can get acquainted with the branches of the Bank, on the website www.vtb.am, or by calling the VTB Bank (Armenia) Unified Information Service on the number 87-87.
According to the 16th issue of the analytical review "Armenian Banks in Card Business" prepared by ArmInfo News Agency, VTB Bank (Armenia) holds the leading position in terms of the number of active cards, both general and MasterCard and Visa, as well as the volume of plastic transactions. So, on October 1, 2017, the Bank has almost 334 thousand cards, of which over 181 thousand are MasterCard and about 153 thousand are Visa. For 9 months of 2017, the volume of plastic transactions on VTB Bank (Armenia) cards was 181.2 billion AMD, of which about 93% or 167.2 billion are ATM transactions. The Bank managed to increase the volume of plastic transactions in the annual cut by 13.5%, and ATM transactions by 14%. Until 2013, VTB Bank (Armenia) issued and serviced only international VISA cards, and since September of that year, having become a full member of the international payment system MasterCard Worldwide, started issuing and servicing Cirrus / Maestro and MasterCard cards, along with servicing and local ArCa cards. VTB Bank (Armenia) has its own processing.
"VTB Bank (Armenia)" CJSC became a participant of the international financial group VTB in April 2004. At present, VTB Bank, the second largest bank in Russia, owns 100% of VTB Bank (Armenia). The Bank is traditionally one of the leaders of the banking system of the Republic of Armenia in terms of key indicators. VTB Bank (Armenia) dominates the coverage of the branch network with 67 branches with presence not only in the capital (23) but also in all regions of the country (44), and the number of regional branches is maintained by leadership.
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