OREANDA-NEWS. August 08, 2011. Raiffeisenbank announces the launch of its new credit card "Pokupki v plyus" (Shopping to your advantage) issed as VISA Classic, MasterCard Standard, VISA Gold and MasterCard Gold, reported the press-centre of Raiffeisenbank.

No annual service fee is due on the cards as long as the total of monthly card payments for VISA Classic or MasterCard Standard will be at least 8 thousand roubles throughout the year. Similarly, holders of VISA Gold and MasterCard Gold cards will have to spend monthly at least 25 thousand roubles.

Provided full repayment of the credit card balance before the end of the 50-day grace period, the use of the card will be completely free. Applications for "Pokupki v plyus" (Shopping to your advantage) credit cards are accepted starting 1 August, 2011.

"We launched this project a month ago in Saint-Petersburg and Novosibirsk," said Andrey Stepanenko, member of the management board of ZAO Raiffeisenbank in charge of retail private individuals directorate. "The customers were quick to appreciate the offer. The success prompted us to make the service available across the whole of the bank's network."