VTB Bank (Armenia) offers to make purchases with MasterCard cards  instantly without a PIN code

ArmInfo. VTB Bank (Armenia) offers to make purchases with MasterCard cards instantly, with one touch of the POS-terminal. As the press service of the bank  explained, MasterCard cards of VTB Bank (Armenia) work on PayPass  technology, which makes it possible to pay for purchases of up to 10  thousand AMD by card- instantly, with one touch to the terminal and  without entering a PIN code

.<One of the major advantages of the cards  is that, being multicurrency, they include accounts in 4 major  currencies at the same time - dram, dollar, euro and ruble, as well  as MasterCard Gold cards you can receive cash at VTB Group ATMs in  the CIS countries and Georgia with a commission of 0%>, - noted in  the message.

In addition, MasterCard cards of VTB Bank (Armenia) are absolutely  safe and protected, since they work on chip carriers, and not  magnetic ones. They are harder to fake. The cards are connected to  the Secure Code service, which at the time of online purchase  requires confirmation via SMS.With the help of MasterCard cards of  VTB Bank (Armenia), customers can also replenish card accounts online  through TelCell andEasy Pay; replenish card accounts at cash in ATMs:  enter different banknotes in one transaction; receive an instant  money transfer from abroad by one call to the Contact Center,  indicating only your personal data, transfer code and amount.  MasterCard cards can be used in more than 1 million ATMs worldwide  and make cashless payments at more than 32 million retail and service  outlets.According to the source, VTB Bank (Armenia), jointly with the  international payment system MasterCard, provides debit cards to its  customers.

MasterCard Standard Unembossed, MasterCard Standard, MasterCard Gold,  Business cards and premium cards World Black Edition cards, and  offers to take advantage of a number of their advantages.According to  the 18th issue of the analytical review "Armenian banks in the card  business" prepared by ArmInfo IC, VTB Bank (Armenia) holds the lead  in the number of active Visa and MasterCard cards, as well as in the  volume of ATM transactions, occupying the 2nd position in total  plastic transactions and the number of ATMs. As of October 1, 2018,  the bank had 366.7 thousand cards, of which 219.5 thousand are  MasterCards and 147.1 thousand are Visa. The volume of plastic  transactions using Bank cards exceeded in the first 9 months. 2018  199.2 billion drams, of which181.1 billion drams - ATM transactions,  and 6.4 billion drams - online transactions. The number of ATMs of  VTB Bank (Armenia) at that date was 163, of which 76 were installed  in the capital and 87 in the regions of Armenia. Of these ATMs, five  are equipped with a cash-in function. The bank has its own  processing, tied to the processing of the VTB Group.It should be  noted that VTB Bank (Armenia) CJSC became a member of the  international financial group VTB in April 2004. 

Currently, the second largest in Russia, PJSC "Bank VTB" owns 100% of  VTB Bank (Armenia) shares.  The bank traditionally ranks among the  leaders of the banking system of the Republic of Armenia by major  indicators. The branch network of VTB Bank (Armenia) covers 70  divisions with a presence both in the capital and in all regions of  the country. Moreover, both in the total number of branches and in  the number of regional branches, the Bank retains its leadership,  occupying the second position in the number of capital divisions.