Number of VTB Bank (Kazakhstan) payments cards holders went up by 46%

28.02.2014 The number of VTB Bank (Kazakhstan) payment cards holders went up by 46%
as of 25.02.2014 as compared with the same period of the last year.

The growth of the number of the Bank’s payment cards holders is promoted by several factors: Kazakhstan subsidiary VTB Bank offered the premium payments cards Visa Platinum, Visa Infinite, introduced the flexible tariffs system for the payroll programs members and implemented new card services for the individuals accessible through the Bank’s ATMs and Internet-banking system (payment for mobile and utility services, current accounts management,
obtaining the information about cash balances and flows and etc.).

Dmitriy Yakovlev, Retail Business Development Advisor of the Chairman of the Management Board of VTB Bank (Kazakhstan) JSC SO, comments, “One of high-priority tasks in 2014 is to make the card infrastructure: issue and acquiring perfect. Being the issuer of widely used cards of VISA Int. international payments system, we render the services which allow our customers withdrawing cash in more than 6 thousand of the ATMs of VTB Group Single ATMs network in the territory of CIS and Georgia under the “home tariff”. This is one of the basic advantages for the holders of our Bank’s cards.”

The debit payment card account may be opened in Tenge, Russian Rubles, US Dollars or Euro, and the same of the credit card - in Tenge. The minimum commission for annual service of the payment card is 200 Tenge.

For reference:
VTB Bank (Kazakhstan) JSC SO – is 100% subsidiary Bank of the largest Russian VTB Bank OJSC. License of the Financial Supervision Agency of the RK No 1.1.259 dated 22.05.2009.
The Bank is awarded with international rating at “BBB-“/”Stable” forecast level from Standard & Poor’s Agency that gives evidence of the Bank’s positive and stable financial condition. The branch network of VTB Bank (Kazakhstan) covers 17 cities and amounts to 24 sales points.
VTB Bank and its subsidiaries form the international financial group which carries out its activities at Russian and foreign markets.VTB Group is above 30 banks and financial companies in 20 countries of the CIS, Europe, Asia and Africa. The major shareholder of VTB – Government of the Russian Federation (60,9%).