OREANDA-NEWS. December 21, 2010. In December 2010 nine years have passed since the day when first time money was remitted via UNISTREAM money transfer system. At that time a small group of professionals realizing prospects and necessity of such kind of service developed and started gradual implementation of new concept and new view of this service, reported the press-centre of Unibank.

Moderateness and high quality of service became principal vectors of the system development. The results were obvious in a short period of time: 6 million transfers per annum, 200.000 service points working in 95 countries worldwide. In Armenia UNISTREAM became one of the demanded systems and it is a leader at the money transfers market both by the volume and the number of transactions.

On the threshold of its ninth anniversary International Association of Money Transfer Networks honored UNISTREAM with SPECIAL AWARD – 2010. It was declared at the conference MTLS-2010 (Money Transfers London Summit 2010) held in November in London and dedicated to the current aspects of money transfers global market development. It should be noted that on the 4th Russian banking festival held in September in Montenegro, UNISTREAM was awarded with a diploma in nomination “Leader in money transfers sphere”.

High results of UNISTREAM system were appraised by the worldwide known company Ernst and Young. The president of UNISTREAM system Souren Hayriyan was recognized as the winner of the Russian phase of the international contest “Entrepreneur of the year” in nomination “Finances”. This contest is held in 50 countries of the world. Over 14.000 talented entrepreneurs have participated in the contest since 1986 and it has gained the reputation of the most prestigious business award in the sphere of entrepreneurship.

“It is victory in a fair and unbiased contest. I consider it to be assessment of not my personal efforts but our solidary team’s. We have succeeded in many respects but we have to do more. Victory in this high-level international contest will be a good incentive for all of us who exerts hard and heartily efforts working in UNISTREAM. Owing to the team spirit we will be able to reach new heights and success”, said the president of UNISTREAM Souren Hayriyan.

Remittances via Unistream system in Armenia are made in all the 34 branches of Unibank. Remittances amounting to 3 000 USD, EUR or 100 000 RUR are made at 1%, for transfers of more sum the tariff of 0.45% is charged. If the money transfer is made in AMD, the transfer tariff regardless the remittance sum makes 0,35%. These tariffs are valid if transfers are made between the own service points of the Armenian “Unibank” and the Russian banks “Unistream” and “Uniastrum Bank”.