Visa will extend their network of Point-of-Sales (POS) transactions by April or May throughout the country, said the spokespersons of domestic banks on March 15.
Visa signed new licensing agreements with domestic banks Kanbawza,
Myanmar’s largest private bank; Co-operative Bank; and Myanmar Oriental
Bank on March 14.
KBZ’s general manager, U Zaw Lin Htut, said the
bank started allowing ATM transactions for Visa cards in December and
will target POS transactions in April. He said the bank plans to roll
out POS services at merchants in Yangon, Mandalay, Bagan and Inle: the
same target areas for their Visa-ready ATMs.
Electronic payments at KBZ ATMs – also including MPU – have increased 20 percent from the go-live date, U Zaw Lin Htut said.
“A
lot of tourists are coming to Myanmar this year, and international
travelers hold international cards. This will increase the sale of local
products and promote local industries – we’re supporting the growth of
our economy,” he said.
“We now have a lot of technology for international transfers and international payment settlement,” he added.
CB
managing director U Pe Myint said their banks will roll out their POS
network with Visa in May because of the long holiday for Water Festival
in April.
CB already started their roll out with MasterCard in Yangon in early March.
“We will target merchants in tourist attraction areas, mainly hotels and restaurants,” U Pe Myint said.
Both
KBZ and CB banks will issue Visa cards to Myanmar citizens under a
permit from the Myanmar Central Bank and an agreement with Visa, sources
from the MCB told The Myanmar Times on March 15.
“We’ve made
plans to issue Visa cards [to Myanmar nationals], but we need to go
through many steps and negotiate between issuers first,” U Pe Myint
said.
source: The Myanmar Times
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