Russia and CIS Payment Cards Yearbook

Moldova - Summary

Moldova Market Overview

  
Moldova Payment Organization Moldmediacard
   
Moldova Domestic Card Brand None; formerly MoldCardSystem
   
Moldova Market Structure

Of the 15 authorized banks with operations in Moldova, 12 are MasterCard issuers and nine are Visa issuers. Domestic MoldCardSystem cards have been withdrawn from the market.

Cash is by far the dominant means of exchange, with credit transfers for corporate payments. Direct debits were launched in 2003; cheques have never been used.

Cards issued per capita were 0.21 at end-2009, one-third of the CIS average.
   
Moldova Major Issuers Moldova-Agroindbank, Banca de Economii, VictoriaBank, Mobiasbanca (SocGen), Moldindconbank, Banca Sociala.
   

Moldova Key Statistics 2009

  
Moldova Population 3.6 million
Moldova Cards 745,600

 

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