OREANDA-NEWS. From now on, unemployed persons in Ukraine who use PrivatBank’s social cards to receive their social security payments have obtained opportunity to withdraw cash from ATMs of any Ukrainian bank without paying commission fees. Since the beginning of March the commission fee for cash withdrawals from ATMs’ network of Ukrainian banks is 0% for all PrivatBank cards issued for receiving unemployment compensation from the State Employment Centers.

"Henceforth, by your card for unemployment compensations you can not only pay for goods and services without commission fees, but also withdraw cash free of charge from any ATM of any Ukrainian bank," - said Yuriy Kandaurov, Deputy Chairman of PrivatBank. - "This service provides more benefits for customers who use social cards issued by our bank."

So far, PrivatBank serves over 1.2 million customers who get social security payments - video. It should be reminded that holders of 13 million salary cards, 2.6 million pension cards and nearly 2 million student and social cards of PrivatBank can withdraw cash from ATMs of other Ukrainian banks free of charge as well.

PrivatBank is the largest Ukrainian bank and the leader of the national retail banking market. Today PrivatBank serves 16.9 million accounts of individuals, 234 thousand corporate customers, 612 thousand private entrepreneurs. As for January 1st, 2013 the bank’s assets amounted to UAH172.4 billion, the bank’s equity was UAH18.3 billion, and the bank’s net profit for 2012 - UAH1.533 billion.

International banking group PrivatBank serves over 22 million corporate customers and individuals in 12 countries including Russia, Georgia, Latvia, Italy, Portugal, China, Great Britain, Cyprus, Germany, Spain and Kazakhstan. According to the British magazine The Banker in 2012 PrivatBank joined the TOP-10 largest banks in Central and Eastern Europe within the TOP 1000 World Bank’s ranking.