Shopping with Bolkart, Communicate by Cell Free
To encourage cashless payment the Bank of Baku starts rewarding owners of Bolkart with a gratuitous balance.
Holders of Bolkart, shopping at AZN 100 from 19 to 21 March 2013 will receive a bonus of 21 minutes on your cell phone balance. For a large sum of purchases, the customer will receive proportionally more balance to communicate by mobile phone.
Prize on the balance on a mobile phone will be transferred to the phone number of the registered bank. The balance will be uploaded on March 31 in the rate of 5 cents for 1 minute in manat equivalent.
Recall that, Bolkart is a free credit card that allows you to buy food in more than 600 stores. Goods purchased through the card can be paid in stages over 1, 3, 6 and 12 months. The total number of owners of Bolkart is approaching 75,000 people. - 15D -
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