PLASTIC CARDS IN ARMENIA GROW BY 28%

ArmInfo
2009-09-22 18:46:00

ArmInfo. Plastic cards in Armenia by September 1, 2009, grew by 28%
to 409346 pieces, as compared to the similar period of 2008. Moreover,
12998 cards were issued in August, having yielded to July indicator
by 4004 cards.

These cards have been issued by the Armenian payment system’s
member-banks.

62% (254,000 pieces) of the total active cards fell on the local ArCa
cards, 25% (104.3 thsd pieces) – on Visa and 13% (50.9 thsd pieces)
– on MasterCard. Operations in August were carried out on 271.4 thsd
cards on the average (66% of the total active cards) having exceeded
July indicator by 8,4%.

As Armenian Card CJSC told ArmInfo, the number of the active
sales/service points and cash delivery stations in this system (less
regard to ATMs) as of September 1 made up 2026, 294 of which are cash
delivery stations. 2280 POS-terminals functioned in these sales/service
points, 371 of which – in the cash delivery stations. Along with
it, ArCa cards were served by 2260 POS-terminals, Visa – by 1552,
MasterCard – by 1819 out of the total number of POS-terminals. The
number of sales/service points and cash delivery stations over August
grew by 22 as compared to July, and POS-terminals – by 20. Total of
518 ATMs operated in Armenia as of September 1, 2009.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress