GIVEN THAT the majority of Myanmar people lack the knowledge to use digital payment platforms, all the players in the finance industry must work together to educate them so the nation can become a cashless society, according to Arturo Planell, country manager of Visa Myanmar. He said at a recent press conference there was a […]
CB Bank launches contactless system with Visa, Master
October 10, 2017 by
INTERNATIONAL payment service providers Visa and Master have launched a contactless payment system in collaboration with CB Bank. It aims to substitute the current cash payment system in Myanmar, U Zayar Aung, head of cards at CB Bank told The Myanmar Times. The service will allow users to make payments by just touching their debit […]
CB Bank Issues Myanmar’s First Visa, MasterCard Credit Cards for Domestic Use
January 25, 2017 by
A week after the Central Bank of Myanmar (CBM) lifted restrictions on the use of credit and debit cards issued by foreign companies for domestic use, CB Bank, one of Visa’s four local partner banks, has begun issuing Visa and MasterCard credit cards for use within Myanmar. CB Bank is the first of Visa’s […]
Visa welcomes opening of Myanmar’s domestic payments industry
January 12, 2017 by
Visa, the leading global payments technology company, has welcomed today’s announcement from the Central Bank of Myanmar to remove restrictions on the participation of international payments companies in Myanmar’s domestic payments industry, according to a statement on 11 January. According to Arturo Planell, Country Manager Visa Myanmar, opening up the domestic payments industry will bring […]
Visa and KBZ to Produce Kyat-Denominated Credit Cards
January 12, 2017 by
RANGOON — Burma’s KBZ bank and international payment provider Visa announced on Thursday that they would jointly issue new payment cards, after receiving the green light to do so from the Central Bank of Myanmar the day before. The Central Bank announced on Wednesday that international payment providers could now offer products and services in […]
Visa Hits Out at Central Bank Regulations
December 19, 2016 by
Central bank regulations that bar people with domestically- issued Visa cards from making transactions within Myanmar are hindering the company’s expansion plans, according to a senior executive. Arturo Planell, Visa’s Country Manager for Myanmar, said last week that the regulations were one of the reasons electronic payments have failed to make bigger inroads in […]
Visa Bullish on Nationwide Growth in Myanmar
December 9, 2016 by
S ONLY 0.5 per cent of the population has access to electronic payments so far, Visa Inc, the global payments firm, sees a lot of room for improvement in Myanmar. Arturo Planell, Visa country manager for Myanmar, said at a press conference last week that the number of Visa cards in the country had […]
Capital Hypermarket to accept Visa cards
February 9, 2016 by
Visa has signed with Capital Hypermarket to roll out card payments through domestic CB Bank in the local supermarket’s outlets, according to a February 8 announcement. Local and foreign customers will be able to pay using Visa pre-paid, debit and credit cards at seven Capital branches and 93 Grab & Go convenience stores around the […]
