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ACBA-CREDIT AGRICOLE BANK issues ArCa-MIR new chip card
ACBA-CREDIT AGRICOLE BANK, one of the first partners of Russia’s payment system MIR, has issued ArCa-MIR new chip card, the press office of the bank reports. According to the press office, the new card will be used as ArCa in Armenia’s territory and as MIR in Russia. YEREVAN, October 3. /ARKA/. ACBA-CREDIT AGRICOLE BANK, one of the first ...
10/03/2017Ameriabank announces advantages of ArCa Mir payment cards
... as a mutual settlement bank in the process of integration of Armenian payment system ArCa with the Russian payment system Mir, said today it offers competitive and flexible terms for ArCa payment cards. According to an Ameriabank news release, its ArCa MIR cards have a number of advantages in the financial market, such as low service commission, free service at Ameriabank ATMs, as well as free placement of money on a card through Ameriabank and its ATMs. The cards also provide the opportunity to receive ...
10/19/2017Russia works on bringing Mir cards back to Armenia
... introduced in 2015. It has been present in Armenia since 2017 as part of the deal that allowed cards that use either Mir or ArCa, the Armenian national payment system, to be accepted in both countries. Additionally, some Armenian banks issued joint ArCa-Mir plastic cards.
06/07/2024Ameriabank says Russian Mir cards now available in Armenia
... payment system, which will be serviced at all ATMs of the bank, including those in regions outside the capital city Yerevan. Ameriabank is the mutual settlement bank from Armenia for integration of Armenia’s and Russia’s national payment systems ArCa and Mir. Ameriabank will also be issuing ArCa cards giving customers access to service at merchants and encashment centers in Russia. The new cards will be available in Ameriabank soon. Currently Ameriabank is actively working towards completing the customization ...
08/30/2017Armenian ArCa payment system issues 19,074 plastic cards in 2011 may
Armenian ArCa payment system said it issued 19,074 plastic cards in 2011 May, by 23.1% more than in 2010 May. YEREVAN, June 15. / ARKA /. Armenian ArCa payment system said it issued 19,074 plastic cards in 2011 May, by 23.1% more than in 2010 May. According to ...
06/15/2011Armenian Card company issues 22,068 cards in January
ArCa Armenian payment system issued 22,068 plastic cards in January of 2012 climbing 86.8% from the year earlier, the company reported “ARKA” on Tuesday. YEREVAN, February 21. /ARKA/. ArCa Armenian payment system issued 22,068 plastic cards in January ...
02/21/2012Company “Armenian Card” Issued More Than 31.6 Thousand Cards In March 2011 Versus 28.4 Thousand Cards In March 2010
In March 2011 Armenian payment system ArCa has issued 31617 plastic cards in March 2011 which is by 11.1% more than in March 2010. YEREVAN, April 18. /ARKA/. In March 2011 Armenian payment system ArCa has issued 31617 plastic cards in March 2011 which is by 11.1% more than in March 2010....
04/19/2011Areximbank -Gazprombank Group to issue 10,000 more plastic cards this year
Armenian ArCa payment systems’ board has decided to grant Areximbank -Gazprombank Group a license for issuing local ArcA cards. YEREVAN, March 1, /ARKA/. Armenian ArCa payment systems’ board has decided to grant Areximbank -Gazprombank Group a license ...
03/03/2011211637 ArCa-holders recorded in Armenia
Shahen Hovhannisyan, executive director of Armenian Card (ArCa) payment system, said Tuesday in an interview with ARKA News Agency that 211637 ArCa-holders were recorded in Armenia by November 1, 2007 against 11400 earlier this year. YEREVAN, December 11. /ARKA/. Shahen Hovhannisyan, executive director of ...
12/12/2007Authorization by ArCa payment cards and terminals halted temporarily
Authorization by ArCa payment cards and terminals was halted temporarily due to a technical problem, the executive director of the payment system, Ishham Mkhitaryan, said to ARKA news agency. YEREVAN, February 25. / ARKA /. Authorization by ArCa payment cards and ...
02/25/2015Armenian card issued over 37,700 plastic cards in October
... told ARKA on Wednesday. YEREVAN, November 21. /ARKA/. Armenian card payment system issued 37,709 plastic cards in October, which is 3.2% higher from a year earlier, the company told ARKA on Wednesday. According to the data, the system issued 13,831 ArCa cards ( 23.2% drop from last year’s September), 12,045 Visa cards (58.8% growth) and 11,833 MasterCard cards (8% hike). The total number of active transaction cards rose 33.2% to over 963,000 in October from a year earlier. The number of ...
11/21/2012Some ArCa ATMs To Be Out Of Operation On August 12, 13 And 14
Armenian Card - ArCa processing center informs all cardholders that some ATMs belonging to payment system member banks will be out of operation on August 12, 13 and 14 because of repair of ArmenTel Telecommunication Company’s cables. YEREVAN, August 13. /ARKA/. Armenian ...
08/13/2008ACBA-CREDIT AGRICOLE BANK is the first bank in Armenia to have introduced Arca SecurePay system
ACBA-CREDIT AGRICOLE BANK is the first bank in Armenia to have introduced the ArCa SecurePay, a new system, designed to ensure safe Internet payments. YEREVAN, November 21. /ARKA/. ACBA-CREDIT AGRICOLE BANK is the first bank in Armenia to have introduced the ArCa SecurePay, a new system, designed to ensure safe Internet payments....
11/21/2017ArCa: Global recession has no major impact on card business in Armenia
The global recession had no major impact on card business in Armenia, Shahen Hovhannisyan, executive director of Armenian Card – ArCa payment system, said in an interview with ARKA News Agency. YEREVAN, February 5. /ARKA/. The global recession had no major impact on card business in Armenia, Shahen Hovhannisyan, executive director of Armenian Card – ArCa payment system,...
02/05/2010ArCa to introduce American Express payment cards in Armenia
Armenian Card (ArCa) Armenian payment system said it will introduce this year American Express international payment system’s cards. YEREVAN, February 3, /ARKA/. Armenian Card (ArCa) Armenian payment system said it will introduce this year American Express international ...
02/03/201023,088 senior citizens in Armenia have plastic cards to receive their pensions
... this year, Armenian Card payment system reported on Tuesday. Pensioners in Armenia have been using plastic cards since January 2011. They choose banks at own discretion. The bulk of the pension cards issued by Armenian Card system member banks are ArCa cards, which are served all over Armenia’s territory. The new pension card system has been introduced in the country as part of the government’s pension system reformation. According to the labor and social affairs ministry, there are ...
09/26/2012Armenian Card payment system issues 31,617 plastic cards in March, by 11.1% more than in 2010 March
Armenian Card (ArcA) payment system issued 31,617 plastic cards in 2011 March, by 11.1% more than in 2010 March, ArCa said in a press release today. YEREVAN, April 18, /ARKA/. Armenian Card (ArcA) payment system issued 31,617 plastic cards in 2011 March, by 11.1% more ...
04/18/2011Public services payment by means of Armenian card system suspended
... the Armenian Card system will be suspended in Armenia until May. YEREVAN, February 16. /ARKA/. The practice of public services payments by means of ATM belonging to the Armenian Card system will be suspended in Armenia until May. The Armenian Card (ArCa) processing center informs all the car holders that the company is implementing a re-equipment program. The Armenian Card CJSC was founded on March 16, 2000, and currently unites 20 out of the 22 Armenian banks. The ArCa member-banks currently ...
02/17/2009Share of Norvik’s clients paying against loans online may go up to 20% in Armenia
The share of clients of Norvik credit organization who pay against loans online by cards may increase up to 20%. In February, the company gave its clients having ArCa cards an opportunity to pay from their cards to ArCa card of Norvik online, Norvik PR an YEREVAN, May 7. /ARKA/. The share of clients of Norvik credit organization who pay against loans online by cards may increase up to 20%. In February, the company ...
05/08/2009Armenian card warns of possible cash maschine cutoffs
... Hovhannissyan told ARKA. Cutoffs caused by management software modernization work will last until May 13. Card-holders may turn to the banks which are members of the local system. Armenian Card, founded March 16 2000, comprises twenty commercial banks issuing ArCa Debit, ArCa Classic, ArCa Gold, ArCa Business, ArCa Affinity, ArCa Co-branded and ArCa Platinum plastic cards. The company is full member of MasterCard Europe international payment system and is a third party processor of VISA cards. --0--
05/09/2008VTB bank (Armenia) starts serving ARCA cards
/ARKA/. The VTB Bank (Armenia) started serving local plastic cards ArCa. The bank’s press service reports that the bank’s branch network, ATMs and POS terminals will serve the cards by means of the universal payment system Armenian Card (ArCa). YEREVAN, March 24. /ARKA/. The VTB Bank (Armenia) started serving local ...
03/25/2008ArCa Company to start servicing cards of Japan and China’s payment systems soon
... Japan’s JCB system cards in Armenian Card infrastructure,” he said. “The certification process is at its final stage now. Servicing cards of China’s Union Pay International system are among our plans as well.” Starting from July 2017, Russia’s MIR cards are serviced in Armenia and Armenia’s ArCa cards in Russia. Armenian Card CJSC was established in March 16, 2000 as single national payment system on cards. The company offers a package of services that allow banks to issue and service ArCa, MasterCard, VISA, American Express and Diners ...
03/12/2018Armenian card issues over 43,598 plastic cards in December 2012
Armenia’s payment system Armenian Card (ArCa) issued 43,598 plastic cards in December 2012 – 40.7% year-on-year growth, the company’s press agency reported today. YEREVAN, January 24. /ARKA/. Armenia’s payment system Armenian Card (ArCa) issued 43,598 plastic cards in December ...
01/24/2013Total amount of transactions through ARCA system in 2012 November drop by 5.4 percent to 60.5 billion drams
The total amount of transactions made through Armenian Card (ArCA) payment system in 2012 November dropped by almost 5.4 percent from October to 60.5 billion drams, the company told ARKA in a press release. It said overall more than 1,264,891 transactions were made, by 4.3 percent less from 2012 October. YEREVAN,...
12/12/2012Armenian card issues 30,099 new plastic cards in September
Armenian Card (ArCA) payment system issued 30,099 new plastic cards in September 2012, by 13.8 % less from the same month a year earlier, the company said in a press release. YEREVAN, October 18. / ARKA /. Armenian Card (ArCA) payment system issued 30,099 new plastic ...
10/18/2012Total amount of transactions via ArCa payment system in august drop by almost 10 percent to 57.9 billion drams
The total amount of transactions made through Armenian Card (ArCA) payment system in 2012 August dropped by almost 10 percent from July to 57.9 billion drams, the company told ARKA in a press release. YEREVAN, September 18 / ARKA /. The total amount of transactions made through Armenian Card (ArCA) payment system ...
09/18/2012Armenian Card payment system issues 29,200 new plastic cards in July
Armenian Card (ArCA) payment system issued 29,200 new plastic cards in July, by 43% more from the same month a year earlier, the company said in a press release. YEREVAN, August 21. / ARKA /. Armenian Card (ArCA) payment system issued 29,200 new plastic cards in July,...
08/21/2012Areximbank-Gazprombank group to gift women with ArCa plastic card on Women's days
Areximbank-Gazprombank group to gift women with ArCa plastic card on Women's days. YEREVAN, March 7. /ARKA/. Areximbank-Gazprombank Group CJSC presents ArCa plastic card to all women as a gift on womens days from March 12 to April 6, the bank's press service reported Wedensday ARKA. The cardholders ...
03/07/2012EU appreciates Armenia's efforts against circumventing anti-Russian sanctions
... "particularly appreciates Yerevan's efforts to keep sub-sanctioned military equipment and technology out of Moscow." Since March 30, virtually all Armenia-based banks, except for a subsidiary of Russian VTB, ceased to process payments by Russian Mir cards. The Armenian national payment system Armenian Card (ArCa) had notified the Russian National Payment Card System (operator of Mir cards) in advance about this decision of the commercial banks.-0-
04/05/2024ACBA-CREDIT AGRICOLE BANK unveils new ArCa Credit card with declining-balance
ACBA-CREDIT AGRICOLE BANK has unveiled today new ArCa Credit cards with declining-balance for getting credit lines. YEREVAN, March 6. / ARKA /. ACBA-CREDIT AGRICOLE BANK has unveiled today new ArCa Credit cards with declining-balance for getting credit lines. The cards validity term is five years....
03/06/2015ArmenTel and Ameriabank launch online payment facility for beeline subscribers
... subscribers. YEREVAN, February 26. / ARKA /. ArmenTel (Beeline brand) and Ameriabank announced today the launch of online payment facility for Beeline subscribers. Now ArmenTel clients can pay for Beeline services online via MasterCard, VISA and ArCa cards at www.beeline.am. To make a payment, clients just need a MasterCard or Visa card issued by any bank, no need to register virtual card. All clients having ArCa virtual cards can also use this service. “This joint initiative of ArmenTel ...
02/26/2014ArCa eliminates faults and payment system
Armenian Card (ArCA) payment system said it had eliminated several faults that halted the work of the system yesterday evening. It said in a press release the failure was reported at 19 and lasted until 20.00 . The company apologized for inconveniences the failure caused ...
10/03/2012Armenian Unibank offers new plastic card – Unistream ArCa
Armenian Unibank offers a new plastic card – Unistream ArCa, the bank’s press office reported on Wednesday. The new card is intended for taking cash from cash dispensers. PIN-code ensures security. YEREVAN, September 12. /ARKA/. Armenian Unibank offers a new plastic card – Unistream ArCa, the bank’s ...
09/13/2007ACBA-CREDIT AGRICOLE BANK enables holders of Arca, Visa and MasterCard banking cards to receive PIN-codes via SMS
ACBA-CREDIT AGRICOLE BANK said today that holders of ArCa, Visa and MasterCard banking cards can receive their PIN-codes via SMS. YEREVAN, March 7. /ARKA/. ACBA-CREDIT AGRICOLE BANK said today that holders of ArCa, Visa and MasterCard banking cards can receive their PIN-codes via SMS. The Bank said ...
03/07/2019Holders of ACBA-CREDIT AGRICOLE BANK cards may withdraw money from Ardshinbank ATMs on favorable terms
Holders of ArCa, VISA and MasterCard banking cards of ACBA-CREDIT AGRICOLE BANK and Ardshinabnk are able now to withdraw money from their ATMs according to the rates set by their respective banks, ACBA-CREDIT AGRICOLE BANK said in a press release today. YEREVAN,...
06/20/2018Some 400 billion drams worth transactions made by Armenian plastic cards
... quarter of 2017 to make a total of 399.9 billion drams worth transactions, by 8.7% more than in the same time span of 2016, the Central Bank reported today. It also said that the number of transactions grew by 13% year-on-year to over 8.9 million. Local ArCa cards were used to make a total of 2,023,157 transactions worth 89.1 billion drams, a 6.8% decline from the year before. International VISA plastic cards were used to make 4,093,438 transactions worth 191.3 billion drams. Compared with the third ...
12/22/2017Plastic cards were used in Armenia to make 340.1 billion drams worth transactions in six months
... transactions in the first half of 2016, the Central Bank reported today adding also that the amount represented a 6.3% decline when compared to the same period of 2015. It also said the number of transactions grew by 1.5% year-on-year to 7,734,443. Local ArCa cards were used to make a total of 2,090.620 transactions worth 89.1 billion drams, a 2.1% rise from the year before. International VISA plastic cards were used to make 3,586,584 transactions worth 166.1 billion drams. Compared with the same period ...
09/16/2016Plastic cards used in Armenia to make 315.4 billion drams worth transactions in first quarter - central bank
... quarter of 2016, the Central Bank reported today adding also that the amount represented a 5.3% rise when compared with the same period of 2015. It also said the number of transactions in the reporting period grew by 9.6% year-on-year to 7,183,475. Local ArCa cards were used to make a total of 1,860,094 transactions worth 76.7 billion drams, a 2.1% rise from the year before. International VISA plastic cards were used to make 3,237,697 transactions worth 147.8 billion drams. Compared with the same period ...
07/08/2016Plastic cards used in Armenia to make 322.7 billion drams worth transactions in third quarter - central bank
... transactions in the third quarter, the Central Bnk reported today adding also that the amount represented a 20% rise when compared with the same period of 2013. It also said the number of transactions in the reporting period grew by 17% to 6,285,190. Local ArCa cards were used to make a total of 1,858,605 transactions worth 88.3 billion drams, a 21% rise from the third quarter of 2013. International VISA plastic cards were used to make 2,797,802 transactions worth 150.3 billion drams. Compared with the ...
11/06/2014Armenian bank cards used to make 257.16 billion drams worth transactions in first quarter, 14% year-on-year increase
... of 257.16 billion drams worth transactions, an increase of 14% compared with the same period in 2013, the Central Bank said in a statement, posted on its official website. It said the number of transactions grew by 21 percent to 5,282,968. Local ArCa payment cards were used to make 1,622,194 transactions worth 68 billion drams. This amount if compared with the first quarter of 2013 was 21.5% higher, while the number of transactions increased by 12.4%. International VISA cards were used to make ...
05/19/2014Number of payment cards issued by Areximbank-Gazprombank Group grew by 34.20% over 2012
Number of payment cards issued by Areximbank-Gazprombank Group closed joint stock company totaled 19,967, including 10,531 VISA cards, 6,734 MasterCards and 2,702 ArCa cards, as of the end of 2012. YEREVAN, February 14. /ARKA/. Number of payment cards issued by Areximbank-Gazprombank Group closed joint stock company totaled 19,967, including 10,531 VISA cards, 6,734 MasterCards and 2,702 ArCa cards, as of the ...
02/14/2013Transactions of ArCa in “Areximbank-Group of Gazprombank” in September increased by 21.8%
Volume of ArCa cards in the network of “Areximbank-Group of Gazprombank” increased by 21.8% in September 2011 compared to September 2010, press-service of the bank informed. YEREVAN, October 4. /ARKA/. Volume of ArCa cards in the network of “Areximbank-Group ...
10/04/2011Amount of plastic card transactions grow 39.6% to 182.2 billion in 2nd q 2011
... operations carried out by using plastic cards. Operations carried out via Internet exceeded AMD 2.5 billion, of which electronic trade deals amounted to more than AMD 0.4 billion. Some 1,516,616 operations worth 58.9 billion were carried out by using local ArCa cards in the 2nd Q 2011 - 15% year-on-year growth in amount and 14.8% increase in numbers. Some 1,257,119 transactions worth AMD 80 billion were effected by using international VISA cards – 62% year-on-year growth (by AMD 30.7 billion). The ...
09/09/2011Areximbank-Group of Gazprombank will introduce new card projects in 2011
Areximbank-Gazprombank Group CJC plans to introduce some new card projects in 2011, including emission of ArCa cards, payment for utility services from card account by mobile phones and 24-hour money transfers between Russia and Armenia via plastic cards YEREVAN, February 9. /ARKA/. Areximbank-Gazprombank Group CJC plans to introduce some new card projects ...
02/09/2011Plastic card transactions total 98.2 bn drams in Armenia in q2 – 33.4% increase
... transfers were 0.9 billion drams. Over the period under review, non-cash transactions by means of cards constituted about 7.3% of all card transactions, which is an increase of 10.4% (or 0.7 billion drams) as compared with the previous quarter. Local ArCa cards were used to effect a total of 989,053 transactions for 37.9 billion drams in the second quarter: it is a 20.4% (by 6.4 bn drams) increase in the amount of transactions and a 26.3% (by 205,930) increase in the number of transactions as compared ...
08/14/2009Yerevan City Hall outlines 4 ways to acquire transport passes
... operators. Additionally, Manukyan mentioned that passes can also be obtained at two information support centers at Yerevan City Hall—on Hanrapetutyan Street and France Square. "Payment for transport tickets can be made with bank cards of the ArCa, Visa, or Mastercard systems. These cards can be 'converted' into dual-use cards—both financial instruments and transport cards—by linking them to a discounted or non-discounted fare," he said, adding that payment with American Express and Mir cards is not possible. It will also be possible to purchase paper QR codes for a single trip from TelCell terminals. According to Manukyan, in the near future—no later than February 1—another option will be activated: the TelCell Wallet application,...
01/13/2025Ameria PhonePOS. New application for receiving non-cash payments with a smartphone (video)
... smartphones running software of Android 8.1 and higher categories, with NFC function. Besides receiving payments, Ameria PhonePOS application allows to control reports and send the payment slip to the client’s email address. Ameria PhonePOS terminals accept ArCa, MasterCard, Visa and Mir cards, both credit and debit ones. There is a special offer that applies in case of activating the application: - The first 100 clients activating the service will get a VISA Business card for free - Free service until December 31, 2023, regardless ...
11/30/2022Acba Bank is the first in Armenia to offer new innovative solution (VIDEO)
... new innovative solution, which with NFC capability turns an Android-based smartphone into a POS terminal accepting cashless payments, the bank's press service reported. The bank's Acba SoftPOS application accepts payments by contactless payment cards ArCa, Visa, Master, AMEX, MIR as well as by smartphones and smart watches. Legal entities can download the Acba SoftPOS app from Google Play: the smartphone must have NFC capability. The technology is a "pocket tool," especially for small and medium-sized businesses: ...
11/02/2022Ardshinbank cardholders can now enjoy a 10% cashback!
... offers an exclusive promotion: "Make cashless purchases, get 10% cashback on your Ardshinbank card." This special offer is available only from March 25th to March 31st included and is open to holders of all Ardshinbank cards except Meghu and ArCa Sas cards. YEREVAN, March 18. /ARKA/. Ardshinbank offers an exclusive promotion: "Make cashless purchases, get 10% cashback on your Ardshinbank card." This special offer is available only from March 25th to March 31st included and ...
03/18/2024Unibank’s cardholders to get discounts at Sirmed medical center
The Yerevan-based Unibank and Sirmed medical center have launched a joint campaign designed specifically for holders of the bank’s ArCa Classic, Visa Electron and Visa Classic cards. YEREVAN, April 25. /ARKA/. The Yerevan-based Unibank and Sirmed medical center have launched a joint campaign designed specifically for holders of the bank’s ArCa Classic, Visa Electron and Visa ...
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