The money transfer system Contact has added a new partner - Demir Bank JSC from Baku. Now, according to the system, customers of local banks will be able to make money transfers to more than 170 countries. The transfers are made in US dollars, Euros and rubles.
The domestic financial agency is attractive by the presence of an extensive branch network - only one regional network of Demir Bank includes 33 branches. Transfer via Contact through offices of Demir Bank is possible in cash, by payment on the recipient's bank account in Russia, Europe, the USA, Turkey, India, and even exotic countries such as Vietnam and others.
A money transfer Contact from Russia to Azerbaijan is possible in the departments and offices participating in the system, in the salons of mobile payment terminals, as well as subscriber accounts, leading mobile operators.
JSC Demir Bank was created in 1989. Its shareholders are more than 850 individuals and legal entities. Most important ones are the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (25% + 1 share) and the Netherlands Finance Development Company (FMO, 10%). --17D-
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