OREANDA-NEWS. December 3, 2012. PrivatBank has introduced a new service - replenishing of payment cards via the Internet - for its customers in Russia. Henceforth, debit cards can be replenished not only through self-service terminals and at the bank’s offices, but also in the Internet banking system Privat24. By means of your payment card you can pay salaries to employees, make one-off payments, pay for services and settle accounts with business partners or suppliers.

“Payment card is the fastest and most convenient way to proceed both regular salary payments and one-off payments to employees, suppliers and partners,” said Nikolai Davydov, the Chairman of PrivatBank (Russia). “Now these cards are even easier to use, because replenishing a card via the Internet allows making settlements with employees or business partners in a few seconds.”

A fee for crediting salaries to a payment cards accounts in Privat24 is 0.5% of the amount, while usual transfer costs 1%.

You can receive a payment card at any PrivatBank office for free. Instant-issue cards are distributed without signing a contract that allows you to hand them to any employee or supplier.

Payment-card holders can withdraw money at any PrivatBank’s ATM or pay for purchases at any retail outlet without fee.