OREANDA-NEWS. November 18, 2014. During MasterCard Day 2014 UniCredit Bank received from MasterCard award "Effectiveness of the year 2014".

"Our cooperation with MasterCard this year has been very fruitful. Over the past year the number of issued cards doubled. Also the volume of cashless payments via MasterCard is increasing - trading operations volume increased by 50%, the number of transactions - by 75%. This demonstrates not only the strengthening of positions MasterCard in Ukraine, but also the growing people’s understanding of the public benefits from cashless payments", - said head of mass market segment Anton Borozdin.

UniCredit Bank also received from MasterCard award "Co-Brand of the Year 2014" for the project "Football Card UEFA", which allows each client of the bank to enter the world of UEFA Champions League football passion and get a lot of gifts.

"We are very pleased to note UniCredit Bank in two categories at once. This year it has achieved remarkable success, having twice increased the issue of cards and actively developing contactless payments based on MasterCard PayPass technology. Moreover, the bank released a very relevant for the Ukrainian market co-brand product with UEFA. We believe that UniCredit Bank will continue to increase card portfolio and implement innovations, so next year our partnership will bring even more inspiring results"- said Vira Platonova, general director of MasterCard Europe in Ukraine and Moldova.