Beeline press-office has informed ArmInfo that Beeline and Unibank CJSC announce the expansion of cooperation on consumer lending.
Within the program, Unibank pavilions were placed in Beeline sales and service offices. The bank's specially trained professionals receive applications on consumer loans to purchase phones, smartphones, tablets and other devices at Beeline offices. Unibank pavilions are available in 7 Beeline sales and services offices in Yerevan, Artashat, Sevan and Etchmiadzin. Beeline subscribers can get up AMD30thousand-AMD1mln loan in Unibank pavilions. "The program jointly held with Unibank is in line with Beeline's "Simple and Convenient for Customers" strategy. Now, getting a loan will be simplified for our customers. The qualified specialists of the bank will help do it on the spot saving subscribers' time. This initiative is already widely spread allowing to imply further expansion of the bank's pavilions in our offices", said Beeline Armenia CEO Andrey Pyatakhin. "Customer-oriented approach is Unibank's pledge for long-term success in consumer lending. Long-term cooperation with Beeline in Armenia and successful cooperation as well as the bank's pavilions at the sales offices allowed facilitating the process of loan lending to consumers. The loan is approved by Unibank in literally a minute. We continue developing cooperation and will place new pavilions in Yerevan, Artashat and Echmiadzin Beeline offices in already June", said Unibank CJSC Deputy Chairman of Board, Director for Sales and Retail Business Gurgen Ghukasyan.
Through Unibank pavilions, 10% of overall number of devices sold on credit were sold out at Beeline sales and services centers.
To note, ArmenTel CJSC (Beeline brand) is a member of VimpelCom Group. VimpelCom is one of the world's largest integrated telecommunications services operators providing voice and data services through a range of traditional and broadband mobile and fixed technologies in Russia, Italy, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Armenia, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Algeria, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Burundi, Zimbabwe, Central African Republic and Canada. VimpelCom provides services under the "Beeline", "Kyivstar", "Wind", "Infostrada" "Mobilink", "Leo", "banglalink", "Telecel", and "Djezzy" brands. In Q3 2014, the total number of Beeline subscribers in Armenia exceeded 800 thsd, and the number of broadband Internet subscribers was 150 thsd.