(I will have more to say about this in my report to the Minister for Finance at the end of the month). The main point today, then, is to stress that the cost is manageable. Shocking, if you want, but manageable. I make no excuse for using that word.
The Visa Card which Orient Bank Limited is launching today is in line with the Orient Bank’s business theme: “we care for your financial needs”. Visa is the world’s largest retail payments system. Its introduction in Orient Bank will enable the bank’s customers to gain access to the Visa electron network, which reportedly operates in 150 countries with a network of 27 million outlets.