The company Profi Online Research conducted a poll among Internet users to find out why they use online shopping.

Alfa-Bank became acquirer of the network Odnoklassniki.ru.

The press-service of Central Bank of AzerbaijanRepublic informs that quantity of cash-dispensers in AzerbaijanRepublic on 1st of June 2010 was 1752 pieces.

On October, 18-19, 2010, PLUS Journal will hold in Moscow the 2nd International Forum «Cash circulation and Self-service Banking. Russia and CIS 2010».

The volume of money transfers made by individuals to Moldova from abroad via commercial banks from January till May is USD 425.02 mln, which is by USD 19.78 mln (4.9%) more than in the same period of 2009.

Branch offices of the national postal operator Haypost (Armpost, Armenia) will provide post banking services along with the traditional postal services.

Bank AVANGARD developed special version of internet banking system for iPhone.

According to the resolution of the President of Uzbekistan “On additional measures of stimulation of the cards payment system development” dated April 19, 2010 the range of the bank cards application on Tashkent agricultural markets will be expanded.

On June 30, 2010 BPS-Bank (Minsk, Belarus) and American Express company signed an agreement on cooperation.

Aliot manufacturing company that officially started operations in February 2010 issued the first million of banking cards.

Unibank started issuing Visa EMV cards with pound sterling as a settlement currency.

The mobile network operator velcom jointly with the company Mobile Payments provides its subscribers with Mobile payment services.

As a part of Retail Market Monitoring program the company Profi Online Research analyzed factors people in Russia take into account while choosing bank to get a credit card.

Bank VTB (Yerevan, Armenia) announced action VTB-Summer, allowing the clients to get a Visa card and to withdraw cash at any ATM in Georgia, Middle East and CIS from July 1 till September 30 without commission.

From July 1 till August 31, 2010 American Express and Sberbank of Russia will hold a joined action in the branches of Moscow Sberbank of Russia, Far East Sberbank of Russia and Sberbank of Russia Operations Department the clients will be able to get commission free AmEx travelers cheques in USD and EUR.

The State Duma of RF approved amendments to the bailiffs and enforcement proceedings laws.

According to the Bank of Russia as of June 30, 2010 the number of credit institutions issuing or acquiring banking cards was 700.

The Baltic Development Bank, member of the United Settlement System started accepting China UnionPay (CUP) cards at the bank’s ATM network.

Zapsibkombank will start issuing Visa Gold and Visa Platinum cards.

Tatarstan,Bashkortostan, Astrakhan and Vladimir region will join the pilot project of “state services payments accounting system”.