On the eve of the New Year holidays Bank Anelik launched a discount  campaign for VISA and MasterCard

ArmInfo.On the eve of the New Year holidays Bank Anelik launched a discount offer for VISA and MasterCard cardholders. As ArmInfo was told in the press service of  the Bank, from December 4 to December 31, Visa Electron and Maestro /  Cirrus cards can be purchased free of charge (without annual  maintenance fee) and without a minimum balance on the account, while  other VISA and MasterCard cards - 50% discount. To do this, you only  need to submit a passport and social card.

"In addition to preferential conditions for the provision of cards  within the framework of the promotion, holders will be able to enjoy  discounts in the partner network of the Bank by making payment on the  card using a cashless method.This discount is a good opportunity to  make more profitable Christmas purchases," said Anelik Bank Director  of Retail Business of Vardan Gevorgyan.

According to the source, the discount network of Bank Anelik includes  partners- representatives of the trade sector and services, whose  list is periodically updated.

According to the analytical review "Armenian banks in card business"   prepared by ArmInfo News Agency , the number of active cards of  Anelik Bank  exceeded 34 thousand pieces by October 1, 2016, of which  over 18  thousand - ArCa and more than 12 thousand - Visa, and the  rest About  4 thousand - MasterCard. The total volume of plastic  transactions was  increased by Anelik Bank on an annual basis by 42%  to 33.2 bln AMD, of which about 12 bln is ATM transactions. The bank  has 233 own  POS-terminals and 57 ATMs, mostly concentrated in the  capital. Anelik  Bank was the first among Armenian banks to issue and  service  international Visa and Mastercard along with local cards.   To remind, Bank Anelik functions in the market since October, 1996.   After the additional share issue in November 2016, the membership of   the Bank's shareholders changed - the entry of the Cypriot company   FISTOCO LTD with a stake of 59.68% reduced the share of the former   shareholder represented by the Lebanese Bank CreditBank S.A.L from   100% to 40.32%. Indirect majority shareholders are physical persons:   Tarek J.  Khalefe (CreditBank S.A.L) and Vartan Dilanyan (FISTOCO   LTD).