Bank Mandiri launches debit card

JAKARTA: Giant state Bank Mandiri launched on Sunday a debit card facility as part of its efforts to stay ahead in the competitive retail banking sector.

The bank's media statement said that the debit card facility, under the license of Master Card International, was first launched in Surabaya and Bandung, to be followed in other major cities and the final launching in Jakarta at the end of April.

Bank Mandiri has 600 branches and 1,219 automatic teller machines (ATMs). Its customers also have access to some 3,000 ATMs owned by the Association of State Banks (Himbara) bearing the LINK logo, and 4,500 ATMS bearing the CIRRUS logo across the country. --JP