Tirana, 4 September 2006 - Following the expansion of the card payment opportunities, American Bank of Albania has entered into an agreement with Tirana Municipality, based on which every individual or business may now pay all local taxes using their Visa or MasterCard.

The Bank has installed a POS (Point of Sale) terminal at the cash desks of Tirana Municipality. Therefore, every cardholder has the possibility to settle all their liabilities, taxes and penalties in favor of the municipality electronically through the card, without using cash.

Card payments include: Tax on property for business category, hotel tax, public space tax, car registration tax, ownership transfer tax, registration tax, cleaning tax, advertising tax, penalties and delayed payment fees, building rent, land sale, tender documents sale tax, hunting tax, etc.

Card payments offer more opportunities and facilities for all kinds of payments and transactions, in or out of the country, via telephone or Internet.