Bank Bali introduces debit card

Bank Bali introduces debit card

JAKARTA (JP): Bank Bali introduced yesterday a card that
allows its holders to purchase goods in designated stores while
their spending is deducted directly from their accounts.

Vice president of Bank Bali Gandakusuma who launched the
BaliAccess Debit Card Maestro International at Hero Supermarket
said the card will prove very convenient for Bank Bali clients as
they won't need to carry around lots of cash when they go
shopping.

"But the card also brings budget discipline as the card
holders can shop only up to the amount kept at their accounts at
Bank Bali," he added.

He said that the card will soon be accepted by thousands of
merchants throughout the country.

Hero's Director Anton Lukmanto welcomed the introduction of
the new facility, saying "the card enables us to fulfill our
commitment to steadily improve services to our customers."

The BaliAccess Card holders can also buy goods in shopping
centers overseas that bear the logo of Debit Card Maestro
International, an affiliate of MasterCard International, which
has business ties with Bank Bali.

The card holders can also use their cards to take cash from
hundreds of thousands of Automated Teller Machines (ATM) world
wide, which are related to the International Cirrus system,
another affiliate of MasterCard.(09)