OREANDA-NEWS. On May 06, 2008 Ukio bankas became member of the international payment card organization Visa International. This membership entitles the Bank to offer one of the world’s most popular payment cards, Visa, to its clients. Ukio bankas will present the first Visa-branded payment cards already this autumn, reported the press-centre of Ukio bankas.

“Membership of Visa International will help Ukio bankas implement its ambitious plans in the payment cards market where we plan active development in the nearest future. By offering new services providing extra value to the client we will also purposefully increase our market share,” Jurate Kajackiene, director of Ukio bankas Payment Cards Department, said.

Among other cards, the Bank offers Visa Electron debit and Visa Classic credit cards having earned popularity in Lithuania. Ukio bankas clients will also have the chance to acquire a prestigious Visa Platinum card and a Visa Business card intended for businesses.

Visa Europe, a Visa International division operating in Europe, unites over 5,000 members across the continent. The members of this organisation have issued over 320 million Visa payment cards in Europe. In the meantime globally, Visa International unites more than 20 thousand financial institutions, which had already issued over 1.5 billion Visa payment cards to their customers.