OREANDA-NEWS. August 16, 2011. Eurasian Bank is the first financial institute in Kazakhstan that has launched for its clients the service of instant money transfers Visa on the basis of new technology Visa - Fast Funds, reported the press-centre of Eurasian Bank.
 
Launching the service of instant money transfers Visa in real time regime became possible due to implementation of advanced innovation technologies by Eurasian Bank. This service will be available for all Visa holders: Visa Electron, Visa Classic, Visa  Gold, Visa Platinum, Visa Infinite (Diamond).
 
“Eurasian Bank is aiming to develop innovation services making the use of payment cards more convenient. If our clients before had to wait for the money to come to the card for 2-3 days, now it is possible within half an hour! Thus, money from another bank’s card will be on the card of Eurasian Bank practically momentarily, during the day or night, on weekends or holidays” – noted Dmitriy Nikolin, Executive Director of JSC Eurasian Bank.
 
“We recognize the convenience of this service and also wish our clients to use the payment cards more often. That’s why the Bank does not charge commissions for transferring the money to Visa card of Eurasian Bank from Visa cards of other banks by means of Visa money transfers.  The maximum amount of transfer is 20 thousand dollars” – said Mr. Nikolin.
 
"Visa is always striving to go in step with the time, improving the quality of provided services and keeping loyalty to such principles as safety, speed and reliability. Banks of Kazakhstan ones of the first in CIS implemented the service of money transfer several years ago.   Since then due to sufficient modernization of VisaNet network we offered our clients throughout the world a quicker method of money transfer to Visa card on the basis of new technology, - said Aleksandr Kalita, Visa Regional Manager in CIS — We are happy that the service of instant money transfers Visa is implemented in three countries of CIS – Russia, Ukraine and Georgia, and now thanks to Eurasian Bank this service can be used in Kazakhstan as well.”
 
Holders of Visa cards can instantly transfer money using such channels and internet-banking, ATM machines, payment terminals and bank divisions.
 
In order to make a money transfer a sender may use the money available at his/her Visa card account, banking account or cash. A person willing to send the money does not need to fill in complicated forms, fill out banking details and address of bank branch. The only information required to know is the receiver’s Visa card number.
 
The service of instant money transfers Visa is available to the clients of Eurasian Bank since July 28, 2011.