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· 18:55 04.05.2012
Converse Bank offers its Premium card holders free access to Zvartnots Airport's business halls
ArmInfo. Converse Bank offers its Premium card holders free access to Zvartnots Airport's business halls and will pay for the .....

· 18:26 23.04.2012
Armenian Card is working to launch new software of card payments system
ArmInfo. Armenian Card (ArCa), the national payment operator of Armenia, is working to launch new software of the card payments .....

· 15:28 19.04.2012
Number of active plastic cards in Armenia up 34.2% to 817.6 thousand versus March 2011
ArmInfo. The number of plastic cards issued by the ArCA member-banks grew 21.6% versus March 2011 to 38,444 cards. .....

· 17:00 18.04.2012
Araratbank to make Diners Club cards accessible to the Armenian elite
ArmInfo. Araratbank is going to make Diners Club cards accessible to the Armenian elite. The bank acquired the exclusive right to issue the cards .....

· 16:00 05.04.2012
HSBC MASTERCARD holders are receiving their prizes
Arminfo. HSBC Bank Armenia summarized the results of its three month special offer, aimed to encourage non-cash sales transactions. The campaign was announced together with MasterCard and .....

· 16:32 03.04.2012
VTB Bank (Armenia) and ArmenTel company announce about issue of new co-brand card Visa Alliance
Arminfo. VTB Bank (Armenia) and telecommunication company ArmenTel (Beeline brand) and international payment system Visa Int. have announced about .....

· 18:49 16.03.2012
988,100 bank card transactions worth 44.3bln AMD were carried out in Armenia in Feb 2012
ArmInfo. Some 988,100 bank card transactions worth 44.3bln AMD were carried out in Armenia in Feb 2012. Armenian Card reports .....

· 20:25 15.03.2012
In Feb 2012 processing centers of VTB Bank (Armenia) and Areximbank- Gazprombank Group increased the amounts of their card transactions by 28.7% and 8.9%, respectively
ArmInfo. In Feb 2012 as compared with Feb .....

· 20:17 14.03.2012
Number of banking cards in Armenia up 35,7% for a year
Arminfo. In February 2012 Armenian commercial banks emitted 31636 cards within the frames of ArCa national processing, which is by 15,8% more than .....

· 20:17 14.03.2012
Turnover of non-cash operations by ATMs intensively grows in Armenia
ArmInfo. Over Feb 2012 versus Feb 2011 the turnover of non-cash operations by ATMs in Armenia grew 24.2-fold to 436.3 mln AMD, Armenian Card .....

· 16:34 14.03.2012
HSBC Bank Armenia introduces a new service - card insurance
ArmInfo. HSBC Bank Armenia cjsc introduced a new card insurance service to the market today. The service is aimed at protecting ATM and MasterCard .....

· 19:48 23.02.2012
One of the 100 most active Visa card-holders of VTB Bank (Armenia) granted a ticket for two to Dubai
ArmInfo. As a result of a draw held in the framework of VTB Bank (Armenia)-Visa .....

· 21:01 30.01.2012
Anelik Bank increased number of issued international plastic cards by 30% in 2011
ArmInfo. In 2011 Anelik Bank increased the number of the issued Visa and MasterCard plastic cards by over 6000 or .....

· 17:34 30.01.2012
In mid spring 2012 Ameriabank to launch new credit card projects
ArmInfo. In mid spring 2012 Ameriabank will appear with new credit card projects, Development Manager of Ameriabank Tigran Jrbashyan said during a press-conference .....

· 20:12 23.01.2012

Internet payments in Armenia grew 3.5 times over year
ArmInfo. In December 2011 the volume of internet payments in Armenia grew almost 3.5 times as compared to December 2010 and totaled 642 mln .....

· 15:04 23.01.2012

ArCa plastic cards 34% in 2011
ArmInfo. The number of plastic cards issued by the ArCa national processing member-banks grew 33.9% in 2011 to 764.6 thousand cards as of Jan 1 2012, ArCa told .....

· 18:43 20.01.2012
Armenian market of bankcards is on difficult path of switch from quantity to quality
ArmInfo. Due to the growth of salary projects in the Armenian market of plastic cards, the trend of switching .....

· 15:20 12.01.2012
VTB creates single ATM network
ArmInfo. Owners of card products of VTB Banks in Armenia, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, and Ukraine as well as VTB24 in Russia, have been provided with access to the United .....

· 20:55 13.12.2011
Number of plastic cards in Armenia exceeds 746,000, with transactions being made with 433,000 cards
ArmInfo. As of 1 Dec 2011, the number of active plastic cards in Armenia .....

· 14:53 01.12.2011
Unibank offers its UNIPAY customers U-Pay card for utility payments
ArmInfo. Unibank has appeared with a new offer for its UNIPAY customers - U-Pay card for utility payments. The press service of Unibank reports that .....

· 18:13 30.11.2011
70% of AmEx Gold card transactions are payments
ArmInfo. Almost 70% of ACBA-Credit Agricole Bank's AmEx Gold transactions are payments. For other cards this index is 10% on an average, Stepan Gishyan, CEO of .....

· 18:42 23.11.2011

Unibank increasesb number of issued cards by 20% over a year
ArmInfo. By 1 Nov 2011 the number of bankcards issued by Unibank exceeded 74.6 thsd, having increased by almost 20% as compared .....

· 19:11 22.11.2011
ACBA-Credit Agricole Bank offers "Utility Payments" credit card to ease payment burden in winter
ArmInfo. ACBA-Credit Agriñole Bank offers its customers a new service - "Utility Payments" ArCa credit card for payment for the .....

· 19:15 18.11.2011
Unibank offers a card for covering medical expenses
ArmInfo. Unibank has issued U-Care, a card for covering medical expenses. The press service of the bank reports that this is a Visa Classic card with the .....

· 13:07 17.11.2011
As of Nov 15 2011 Areximbank-Gazprombank Group issued 88,357 plastic cards
ArmInfo. As of Nov 15 2011 Areximbank- Gazprombank Group issued 88,357 plastic cards - 24.4% more than Nov 15 2010, with 73,278 being .....

· 21:11 14.11.2011
Armenian commercial banks - members of ArCa national processing increase number of cards 87.1%
ArmInfo. Armenian commercial banks - members of ArCa national processing issued a total of 36543 cards in Oct 2011, .....

· 17:43 01.11.2011
HSBC Bank Armenia and MasterCard announce a special three month offer, aimed to encourage non-cash sales transactions
ArmInfo. Cardholders with the highest number or volume of non- cash transactions will be eligible to win .....

· 18:54 28.10.2011
Armeconombank joins VISA system
ArmInfo. Armeconombank has joined the VISA system and has started issuing VISA Infinite, VISA Platinum, VISA Gold, VISA Business, VISA Classic and VISA Electron cards. The press service of Armeconombank reports .....

· 18:42 24.10.2011
Unibank increases number of cards by 20% to 73.2 thsd
ArmInfo. As of 1 Oct 2011, the number of plastic cards issued by Unibank totaled over 73.2 thsd, having exceeded the index of .....

· 14:26 19.10.2011
Circulation of non-cash operations through ATMs up in Armenia
ArmInfo. In Armenia circulation of the non-cash operations through the ATMs grew by 15,5 times for the 3Q of the current year versus the 3Q .....

· 20:31 18.10.2011
Number of bankcards in Armenia up 30.9% over year
ArmInfo. Armenian commercial banks issued 34918 cards within the national processing system ArCa, which is 73.7% higher than in September 2010. The number of active .....

· 15:49 13.10.2011
Ameriabank jointly with Austrian Airlines and BMI offer discount for the air tickets when buying them via banking cards
Arminfo. Ameriabank jointly with Austrian Airlines and BMI have offered discount for the air tickets .....

· 15:44 11.10.2011
Araratbank to provide students of State Engineering University of Armenia with per diem plastic cards
ArmInfo. Araratbank will provide the students of the State Engineering University of Armenia (SEUA) with per diem plastic cards. During .....

· 15:21 07.10.2011
Araratbank's dual purpose cards are popular
ArmInfo. Araratbank presented its dual purpose plastic cards at the 7th DigiTech on Friday. Head of the Monitoring and Card Service Department of Araratbank Armen Asatryan said that in .....

· 19:04 05.10.2011
VTB Bank (Armenia) and VTB Bank (Georgia) launch a joint product – AutoTransit Card
ArmInfo. For the first time in Armenia, VTB Bank (Armenia) and VTB Bank (Georgia) offer their customers a joint .....

· 16:00 03.10.2011
VTB Bank Armenia introduces free Cash Back service
ArmInfo. VTB Bank Armenia has introduced a free Cash Back service. The press service of VTB Bank Armenia reports that from now on the holders of the .....

· 21:58 30.09.2011
ACBA-Credit Agricole Bank launches issue of AmEx Blue credit cards
ArmInfo. ACBA-Credit Agricole Bank jointly with American Express announced the issue of innovative cards American Express Blue. On this occasion a great laser show .....

· 11:59 23.09.2011
ArCa transactions in Areximbank-Gazprombank Group processing center up 18.8% for Aug
ArmInfo. Transactions with local ArCa cards in the processing center of Areximbank-GPB Group were up 18.8% for Aug 2011 versus Aug 2010 to .....

· 15:22 19.09.2011
HSBC Bank Armenia Resumes the Service of Visa And MasterCards as a result of $1million worth software upgrade project
ArmInfo. HSBC Bank Armenia has resumed acquiring of international VISA and MasterCards and started servicing .....

· 17:40 14.09.2011
Commercial banks of Armenia annually reduce issue of Visa cards by 55.9% and increase issue of MasterCards 2.4 times
ArmInfo. In August 2011 the commercial banks of Armenia issued a total of 24,170 .....

· 16:26 14.09.2011
Visa Student cardholders to speak for 1 AMD per minute within Beeline network
ArmInfo. The Visa Student cardholders of ACBA Credit Agricole Bank will be able to become ArmenTel (Beeline trademark) subscribers and .....

· 12:39 24.08.2011
Unibank increases number of bankcards by 42%
ArmInfo. Unibank issued over 71 thousand bankcards as of August 1 2011, which was 42% more than in the same period of 2010, Unibank press-service told ArmInfo. The .....

· 18:46 22.08.2011
VTB Bank (Armenia) improves tariffs of VISA debit cards
Arminfo. VTB Bank (Armenia) has improves tariffs of VISA debit cards. As press-service of the bank reported, in particular, the minimum balance has been canceled. .....

· 16:47 22.08.2011
Amount of ArCa card transactions in processing network of Areximbank-GPB Group grew by 13.6% in July 2011
ArmInfo. In July 2011 as compared with July 2010 the amount of ArCa card transactions in the .....

· 17:11 19.08.2011
Armenian banks increase issue of plastic cards by 20,4% by August
Arminfo. In July 2011 Armenian commercial banks emitted 20417 cards which is by 20,4% more than in July 2010. The number of .....

· 20:03 12.08.2011
Issue of international chip cards in Armenia stimulates ArCa salary card projects
ArmInfo. Salary card projects in Armenia are going back into the Armenian Card (ArCa) national payment system. Chairman of the Board of .....

· 20:51 09.08.2011
Over Jan-July 2011 Ameriabank increases number of its plastic cards by 58.6%
ArmInfo. Over Jan-July 2011 Ameriabank increased the number of plastic cards by 58.6% to 22606. The press service of the bank .....

· 13:33 08.08.2011
By July 2011 card-to-card operations in Armenia grew by 40.6%
ArmInfo. In June 2011 the card-to-card money transfers in Armenia grew by 40.6% as compared with June 2010 and totaled 364 million AMD, and .....

· 16:17 06.08.2011
Active plastic cards market of Armenia up 27,4%
ArmInfo. In June 2011 Armenian banks emitted 19423 cards which is by 3,1% more versus June 2010. The total number of active cards by the .....

· 21:29 20.07.2011
ArmInfo issues third analytical bulletin on Armenia's card market
ArmInfo. Even though the number of international plastic cards issued by Armenian banks is beginning to grow at an almost equal pace with the number .....

· 14:12 20.07.2011
Armbusinessbank to increase number of plastic cards up to 50 thsd by the end of 2011
Arminfo. Armbusinessbank is going to increase the number of the plastic cards up to 50 thsd by the .....

· 17:41 23.06.2011
ACBA-Credit Agricole Bank to issue AmEx cards for a wide stratum of population
ArmInfo. Today ACBA-Credit Agricole Bank held a drawing among its most active holders of American Express plastic cards. According to .....

· 13:41 17.06.2011
Transactions with ArCa cards inside processing network of VTB Bank (Armenia) up 2.1% and of Areximbank-GPB Group - 6.3%
ArmInfo. Transactions with ArCa cards inside processing network of VTB Bank (Armenia) were up .....

· 17:36 15.06.2011
As compared with June 2010 Anelik Bank has tripled number of plastic cards
ArmInfo. In Jan-May 2011 Anelik Bank increased the number of plastic cards by 10.9% to 37,934 (3 times more than .....

· 15:53 15.06.2011
Non-cash and internet-payments demonstrate stable growth
Yerevan, June 15. Arminfo. In Armenia the volume of Internet-payments in May of the current year versus May 2010 grew by 39,3% - up to 190.8 mln drams. .....

· 13:22 15.06.2011
Armenian banks increase number of active plastic cards by 23.1%
ArmInfo. Armenian banks issued 19074 cards in May 2011, which is by 23.1% more than in May 2010. Armenian Card told ArmInfo in May banks .....

· 15:29 26.04.2011

Armenian Card receives PCI DSS compliance certificate
ArmInfo. Armenian Card (ArCa) National Payment System has received a PCI DSS compliance certificate from Informzashita Audit Company. The audit conducted in December 2010 reaffirmed .....

· 19:52 14.04.2011
In March 2011 Armenian banks issued almost equal quantity of local and international cards
ArmInfo. In March 2011 the Armenian banks issued almost an equal quantity of local and international cards, with a .....

· 02:30 23.03.2011

Armenian banks boost issue of MasterCard
ArmInfo. Armenian banks have significantly increased issue of MasterCard - by 80.5% by late February (over 6.7 thousand items - for Feb). Second .....

· 17:21 18.02.2011
By late January 2011 number of active plastic cards annually grew by 25.5% to 573 thsd
ArmInfo. In January 2011 the number of active plastic cards issued by ArCa member banks grew .....

· 14:27 15.02.2011
ArCa forecasts growth in number of plastic cards in 2011
ArmInfo. The Armenian Card National Payment System (ArCa) forecasts a growth in the number of plastic cards in 2011, CEO of ArCA Ishkhan .....

· 18:36 14.02.2011
In 2011 ArCa to strengthen work at ensuring security of internet transactions
ArmInfo. The Armenian Card (ArCa) national payment system will strengthen the work at ensuring the security of internet transactions by .....

· 15:31 08.02.2011
Visa opens its secrets to banks and hides them from community
ArmInfo. The international payment system Visa opens its secrets to banks and hides them from the society. Today the Visa payment system .....

· 15:56 05.02.2011
HSBC Bank Armenia expands its coverage in banking cards market
ArmInfo. "We issued 14,600 plastic cards in 2010, 3,600 credit cards and 11,000 ATM cards", HSBC Bank Armenia CEO Astrid Clifford .....

· 15:57 02.02.2011
Number of active plastic cards in Armenia up 28.3% in 2010
ArmInfo. The number of plastic cards issued by the ArCa member-banks grew 28.3% in 2010 to 511964. The Armenian Card told ArmInfo, .....

· 11:36 27.01.2011
Unibank to issue and serve Visa chip cards in March 2011
ArmInfo. Unibank will issue and serve Visa chip cards in March 2011. As representative of Unibank, Mesrop Hakopyan, told ArmInfo, the .....

· 11:19 17.01.2011

Ardshininvestbank prepares to introduce a new cobranding card product together with NUR bonus program
ArmInfo. Ardshininvestbank will shortly introduce a new cobranding card product – the NUR settlement bonus banking cards. .....

· 14:00 21.12.2010
V. Yegjiazaryan: Commissions on card transactions in Armenia in 2011 to reduce by 25%
ArmInfo. Commissions on card transactions in Armenia in 2011 will reduce by 25%, Head of Plastic Cards Department of .....

· 18:46 20.12.2010
Plastic cards market in Armenia up 26% in November 2010 as against November 2009
ArmInfo. The number of plastic cards issued by the ArCA member-banks grew 26% since the beginning of the year .....

· 11:23 02.12.2010
Areximbank-Gasprombank Group finds interesting way to move cards in the market
Arminfo. Areximbank-Gasprombank Group together with MasterCard International payment system have found an interesting way how to move cards in the market. As press-service .....

· 03:24 28.11.2010
Araratbank triples number of MasterCards
ArmInfo. Araratbank has tripled the number of MasterCards to almost 7,000. ArCa cards have a lion's share in the bank's card portfolio - over 38,000 (28.3% annual growth). The .....

· 03:23 28.11.2010

Many Armenians are still doubtful of the advantages of plastic cards
ArmInfo. The holders of bank cards in Armenia cash 60,000 AMD ($180) per card a month and pay just 5,000 AMD ($14) .....

· 03:21 28.11.2010
By end of Q3 2010 number of effective plastic cards in Armenia grew by 7% to 681432
ArmInfo. By the end of Q3 2010, the number of effective plastic cards totaled 681432, having .....

· 13:20 16.11.2010
Number of ArCa plastic cards in October 2010 grew by 27,6% to 545680 pieces
ArmInfo. The number of plastic cards issued by ArCa member-banks grew by 27,6% in October 2010, as .....

· 13:44 01.11.2010
HSBC Bank Armenia introduces Corporate ATM Cards to the market
ArmInfo. HSBC Bank Armenia has launched a new product for corporate customers: Corporate ATM Cards. Now corporate clients can have 24/7, easy .....

· 18:52 25.10.2010
Unibank launches auto-crediting by card overdraft
ArmInfo. Unibank offers a new auto-crediting program, under which the credit funds as overdraft are provided for acquisition of used cars (produced not earlier than .....

· 17:50 19.10.2010
Active plastic cards in Armenia grew in number by 28.4%
ArmInfo. By 1 October 2010 active plastic cards in Armenia grew in number by 28,4% to 537609 as compared with the .....

· 18:51 16.09.2010
"Unibank" takes first place in terms of the number of issued international cards in the banking system of Armenia
ArmInfo. "Unibank" took first place in the banking system of Armenia on the number .....

· 19:07 08.09.2010
Areximbank-Gazprombank Group issues the 100th plastic card ordered via the bank's website
ArmInfo. Areximbank-Gazprombank Group has issued the 100th plastic card ordered via the bank's website. The press service of Areximbank-Gazprombank Group .....

· 15:25 08.09.2010
Unibank issues new credit card U-100
ArmInfo. Unibank offers convenient access to the new banking product - credit card U-100 with a limit of up to 300 thousand drams. As press-service .....

· 16:36 12.08.2010
Armenian commercial banks actively develop plastic card business
ArmInfo. The number of plastic cards issued by ArCa member-banks for Jan-Jul 2010 grew 13.7% to 512.8 thousand cards as of August 1 .....

· 12:51 26.07.2010
As of early July 2010 ACBA-Credit Agricole Bank covers 18% of Armenian market of plastic cards
ArmInfo. Over Q2 2010 ACBA-Credit Agricole Bank increased the number of plastic cards by 7,5% to 90 .....

· 11:47 26.07.2010
"Boom" of projects on plastic cards to start in Armenia in 2011
ArmInfo. A "boom" of loyalty projects on plastic cards will start in Armenia in 2011, said Mesrop Hakobyan, member of the .....

· 11:15 26.07.2010
Unibank increases crediting with plastic cards
ArmInfo. Over the first half-year of 2010, Unibank increased its portfolio of loans by means of plastic cards by 850 mln AMD to 2.8 bln AMD, said .....

· 18:35 16.07.2010
In Jan-June 2010 Armenia's plastic card market grew by 12%
ArmInfo. In Jan-June 2010 the number of plastic cards issued by ArCa member banks grew by 10% to 505,000 - 29% more than .....

· 15:41 14.06.2010
Plastic cards market in Armenia up 10% since early 2010
ArmInfo. The number of plastic cards issued by the ArCA member-banks grew 10% since the beginning of the year to 495.7 thousand cards and .....

· 11:51 24.05.2010
ArCa cards transactions in VTB Bank (Armenia) processing net down 14.1% for April 2010
ArmInfo. The volume of ArCa cards transactions in the VTB Bank (Armenia) processing net were down 14.1% for April 2010 .....

· 10:48 18.05.2010
Over Q1 2010 plastic cards in Armenia grew in number by 5,7% to 612419
ArmInfo. By the end of Q1 2010, the total number of active plastic cards in Armenia amounted to 612419, having .....

· 13:31 15.05.2010
30,2% growth of Armenia's plastic card market by May 2010
ArmInfo. Number of plastic cards issued by ArCa member-banks grew by May 1, 2010, as compared to the similar period of 2009, by .....

· 20:38 20.04.2010
Volume of non-cash transactions with ArCa cards grew by 92,7% in the processing net of VTB Bank (Armenia) in March
ArmInfo. The general volume of non-cash transactions with local ArCa cards decreased in March .....

· 18:15 19.04.2010
HSBC Bank Armenia issued nearly 50,000 plastic cards as of April 1 2010
ArmInfo. HSBC Bank Armenia issued nearly 50,000 plastic cards as of April 1 2010, HSBC Bank Armenia CEO Astrid Clifford .....

· 17:37 16.04.2010
VTB Bank (Armenia) increases the number of plastic cards by 32% over a year
ArmInfo. As of 1 April of the current year VTB Bank (Armenia) increased the number of the emitted plastic cards .....

· 17:08 14.04.2010
ACBA-Credit Agricole Bank increases number of its plastic cards by 2.4%
ArmInfo. Over Q1 2010 ACBA-Credit Agricole Bank increased the number of its plastic cards by 2,4% to 83.7 thsd cards by 1 .....

· 18:26 25.03.2010
ATM market in Armenia has a great potential
ArmInfo. The potential of the Armenian ATM market allows to introduce more than 70 cash machines per year, deputy director of banking technologies of the Russian .....

· 18:21 09.03.2010
Armeconombank restores leadership on plastic card market
ArmInfo. Armeconombank has restored its leadership on the plastic card market, reports the press service of the bank. As of Mar 1 2010 the bank had issued 82,646 .....

· 17:04 15.02.2010
Armenian market of plastic cards grew by 30%
ArmInfo.In January 2010 the number of active cards in the Armenian market of plastic cards grew by 30% as compared with January 2009 and amounted to .....

· 10:52 26.01.2010
Active plastic cards in Armenia grew in number by 31,3% in 2009
ArmInfo. In 2009 the active plastic cards issued by banks within the frames of the National single payment system Armenian Card .....

· 13:22 21.01.2010
Areximbank-GazpromBank Group increases number of plastic cards by 7.6% for 2009
ArmInfo. Areximbank-GazpromBank Group increased the number of active plastic cards by 7.6% for 2009 to 17752. Ruben Khachatryan, Areximbank Deputy Director General told .....

· 10:34 21.12.2009
13,5% growth of cash transactions with ArCa cards in processing network of Areximbank-Gazprombank in November
ArmInfo. The volume of cash transactions with ArCa cards in the processing network of Areximbank-Gazprombank Group grew in .....