Mobile banking services of Halyk savings bank of Kazakhstan JSC now available through K-cell and Activ connections

/IRBIS, Ranida Gabdeyeva, August 11, 05/ - On August 11, 2005 Halyk savings bank of Kazakhstan JSC (Almaty, hereinafter - Halyk bank) and cell operator GSM Kazakhstan LLP Kazakhtelecom JSC (Almaty) with "K-cell" and "Activ" brands announced launching of joint project - Mobile banking system. In the frame of this system users of "K-cell" and "Activ" connections got opportunity on a twenty-four hour basis to monitor cash flow on banking account in Halyk bank with the help of own mobile telephone. This was told in joint companies' press release, spread today. Halyk bank provides this service in the frame of pilot project with VISA International - "Mobile bank - Verified by Visa" for all clients - holders of international banking cards. Project's system integrator is Intervale company. Having connected to the service subscribers of GSM Kazakhstan LLP Kazakhtelecom JSC Halyk bank completed the first step of the project - providing with information banking service all Kazakhstan users of cell connection. On April 19, 2005 Halyk bank became the first bank in Kazakhstan, who has launched mobile service of such level. At present the service is available on all bank's cards for users of CDMA-operator mobile connection of ALTEL JSC (Dalacom, PAThWORD), GSM-operator "Kar-tel" LLP (Beeline, K- mobile, Excess) and GSM- Kazakhstan LLP, working in Kazakhstan under "K-cell" and "Activ" trade marks. [2005-08-11]