PJSC Far Eastern Bank starts issuing cards of the international payment system JCB.
As reported by the company's press service, Far Eastern Bank became the fourth bank in Russia to begin issuing cards of the international JCB system. Holders More than 130 million people in 24 countries have JCB cards, and the cards themselves are accepted at 33 million merchants and service establishments worldwide.
In addition, it is noted that JCB cardholders are provided with exclusive privileges, as well as discounts at airports and travel agencies around the world.
»Far Eastern Bank starts issuing JCB Standard and Platinum cards, as well as co-badged Mir-JCB Standard cards. Cardholders are provided with exclusive privileges and discounts in restaurants, shops, airports, travel agencies around the world. In addition to the main privileges from the JCB payment system, JCB Standard cardholders will receive a cashback of 5% on purchases in duty-free, taxi and fast food categories and 0.5% on all other transactions, and JCB Platinum cardholders will be able to receive a cashback of up to 7% on purchases in duty-free, souvenir shops and restaurants," the statement says.
In addition, servicing bank cards allows us to provide the bank's clients with high-quality products and services that provide expanded functionality and ease of payment both in Russia and abroad.
"Implementation of new development vectors using the advantages of modern payment instruments is a natural stage of growth of the retail business of the Far Eastern Bank. We were the first in Primorsky Krai to start servicing and issuing cards of international payment systems, and over 30 years we have maintained and strengthened our leadership. Today, the total number of cards issued by the bank in the entire territory of our presence exceeds one million, and our many years of experience in issuing and servicing bank cards allows us to provide the bank's clients with high-quality products and services that provide advanced functionality and convenience of payments both in Russia and abroad," emphasized Valery Pavlyuk, President of PAO Far Eastern Bank.
"The number of Russian tourists from the Far East to Japan, as well as the number of Japanese tourists to Vladivostok, continues to grow, which makes this region one of the most promising for the JCB payment system. We are confident that the issuance of JCB and Mir-JCB cards by the Far Eastern Bank meets the needs of residents of the Far East, who will be able to use all the privileges of JCB cards in such popular destinations as Japan, South Korea, Thailand, Vietnam and other countries of Southeast Asia," comments Kimihisa Imada, President and Chief Operating Officer of JCB International Co., Ltd.,
Source: trn-news.ru
