OREANDA-NEWS. February 19, 2010. DemirBank has begun offering clients plastic cards VISA in the British pounds sterling (GBP).

The bank informed that it allows clients to carry out operations via a card in GBP in Azerbaijan and abroad.

"Operations in new currency were introduced according to the concept of development of the bank’s plastic cards. In compliance with the concept other innovations for plastic cards are also expected to be carried out. These innovations will provide more convenient use of cards, expansion of spectrum of services for plastic cards and improvement of client servicing,”  Deputy of CEO Yusif Jabbarov said.

DemirBank offers opportunity of non-interest-bearing credit line for the cards for the term of to 38 days, Individual design of a card, urgent order and reception of a card during 15 - 60 minutes (Service Express - Card), transfer of funds from one card on another (Card-to-Card), reception by a mobile phone of SMS notifications on operations via a card (SMS-Bank), payment by a card of telecommunication, municipal and other services / goods by means of site of DemirBank and other services.

DemirBank offers unique in Azerbaijan service Phone-Bank, which allows owners of plastic cards to pay telecommunication service and public utilities by calling telephone number 149 in Info centre of DemirBank. The Bank also implements the program “Free card for studying abroad”.

Being one of the country’s first banks, DemirBank (former Azerdemiryolbank) started activity in 1989. Such large international financial institutions as the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the Netherlands Development Finance Company (FMO) are among the DemirBank’s shareholders.