Thursday, March 1 2018 18:35
Alina Hovhannisyan

VTB Bank (Armenia) and MasterCard announce launch of promotional campaign "KINOCHAS"

VTB Bank (Armenia) and MasterCard announce launch of promotional  campaign "KINOCHAS"

ArmInfo. From March 1 to April  7, 2018, all holders of MasterCard and Maestro cards of VTB Bank  (Armenia) will become participants of the national promotional  campaign "KINOCHAS".

As the press service of the Bank reports, holders of VTB Bank  (Armenia) cards, making non-cash purchases with MasterCard and  Maestro cards in Armenia and abroad, will receive free tickets to the  cinema.

According to the source, to participate in the promotional campaign  "Cinema" is necessary from March 1 to April 7, 2018 inclusive to pay  for their daily and large purchases cards MasterCard and Maestro;  from 10 March every Saturday and Sunday from 12:00 to 20:00 hours to  present purchase checks in MasterCard special racks located in the  shopping centers of Dalma Garden Mall and Yerevan Mall and exchange  every 4 checks of non-cash purchases in the amount above 8000 AMD for  a certificate for 2 free tickets to the cinema.

Promotional campaign does not apply to payments made by MasterCard  and Maestro cards, carried out on the Internet. One and the same  client can take part in the promotional campaign "KINOCHAS" more than  once, exchanging during the promotion checks non-cash purchases  several times.

More detailed information about the conditions of the promotional  action "KINOCHAS" can be obtained at the branches of VTB Bank  (Armenia), as well as in the unified information service of the Bank  on the number 87-87.

According to the 16th issue of the analytical review "Armenian Banks  in Card Business" prepared by IA ArmInfo, 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 drams, 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 in 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. The coverage of the  branch network of VTB Bank (Armenia) has 67 branches with presence  not only in the capital, but also in all regions of the country.