OREANDA-NEWS. August 24, 2009. The Eximbank-Gruppo Veneto Banca acquiring network has been accepting VISA chip cards. Chip cards acceptance by Eximbank’s ATMs and POS-es became possible after VISA certification of its acquiring network to use EMV technologies and appropriate hardware and software upgrading, reported the press-centre of Eximbank-Gruppo Veneto Banca.

Eximbank-Gruppo Veneto Banca has been also authorized to issue its own VISA chip cards. From now on VISA cardholders can benefit from a higher level of security of card transactions, more reliable protection against fraudulent transactions and faster service.

In the nearest future Eximbank-Gruppo Veneto Banca will start migration to EMV technologies within MasterCard payment system, of which the bank is a principal member since April 2001.

By today Eximbank-Gruppo Veneto Banca issued 56,000 VISA and MasterCard cards. The bank’s acquiring network consists of 66 ATMs and 465 POS-terminals.